Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (FELE)
Nasdaq: FELE · Motors & Generators · Fort Wayne, IN · filing with the SEC since 1995
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Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026150 patents granted to the 7 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Franklin Electric Co., Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
150
145 utility, 3 reissue, 2 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
6
Against 10 in 2024 and 8 in 2023
Applications published
130
13 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
7
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Engines, pumps, turbines11
Measurement10
Handling9
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy6
Mechanical elements5
Control2
Other special machines1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name7 counted
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
24 published
Franklin Fueling Systems, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 5 more under the same name are not counted (printed in GB)
38 published
Franklin Fueling Systems, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in GB)
36 published
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
31 published
AQUA SYSTEMS LIMITED a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 3 more under the same name are not counted (printed in JP)
0 published
PUMPENG PTY LTD a subsidiary
AU, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
PUMPENG PTY LTD a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in AU
1 published
Names not counted (2)
Aqua Systems, LLC
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 2 published under it are not counted.
2M Company, LLC
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2025 | 12,455,015 | Water treatment controller housing with backplate mount | Mechanical elements | Franklin Fueling Systems, LLC |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 12,441,600 | Method and apparatus for limiting acidic corrosion and contamination in fuel delivery systems | Handling | Franklin Fueling Systems, LLC |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 12,359,956 | Car wash additive monitoring | Measurement | Franklin Fueling Systems, LLC |
| May 13, 2025 | 12,298,167 | Low level water sensor and method of use | Measurement | Franklin Fueling Systems, LLC |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 12,270,186 | Well water system | Measurement | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 12,255,448 | Intrinsically safe multi-drop communication hub | Control | Franklin Fueling Systems, LLC |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12,180,061 | Fuel verification system with intrusion of fluid detection | Handling | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. |
| Oct 22, 2024 | 12,123,824 | Fuel/water separator probe | Measurement | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. |
| Aug 27, 2024 | 12,072,053 | Watertight electrical conduit | Mechanical elements | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 12,025,137 | Water gulping detection | Engines, pumps, turbines | Franklin Electric Co., Inc. |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Measurement 5 · Handling 3 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 3 · Environmental technology 3 · Mechanical elements 2 · Engines, pumps, turbines 2.
A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.