Flex Ltd. (FLEX)
Nasdaq: FLEX · Printed Circuit Boards · Austin, TX · filing with the SEC since 1996
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Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 20261,077 patents granted to the 28 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 Flex Ltd.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
1,077
1,027 utility, 50 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
18
Against 20 in 2024 and 33 in 2023
Applications published
959
18 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
28
a subsidiary, its own name
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
Computer technology33
Transport22
Audio-visual technology22
Medical technology20
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy17
Measurement14
Digital communication13
Semiconductors9
Mechanical elements8
Other special machines4
Basic communication processes3
IT methods for management3
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name28 counted
Flextronics AP, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
411 published
Z124 a subsidiary
KY, as the owner printed on each patent. 66 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
53 published
Flex Ltd. its own name
SG, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CN, printed in IT)
45 published
MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
70 published
Z124 a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in KY. 6 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
135 published
Flex Ltd. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in SG
106 published
Flextronics AP, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CA)
89 published
Flextronics International USA, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
8 published
JetCool Technologies Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
15 published
MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in NL
11 published
Jetcool Technologies Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
7 published
AGM Automotive, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 published
Flextronics Sales and Marketing (A-P) Ltd a subsidiary
MU, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
FLEXTRONICS GLOBAL SERVICES CANADA INC. SERVICES GLOBAUX FLEXTRONICS CANADA INC. a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Pacific Device Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
AGM Automotive, Incorporated a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
2 published
Flex Automotive GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Flextronics Automotive USA, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Flextronics Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
ACS Acquisitions Corp. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
ANORD MARDIX (USA) INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
ANORD MARDIX DATABAR BUSWAY LIMITED a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Anord Mardix (USA) Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
Avail Medical Products, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Esju Oy a subsidiary
FI, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Flextronics International USA, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
Flextronics Sales & Marketing (A-P), Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in MU
1 published
MCI (MIRROR CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL) a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Names not counted (8)
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Most of its patents print MU; this name counts in SG, US. 2 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Flextronics International USA, Inc.
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 2 published under it are not counted.
Flex Development B.V.
Most of its patents print NL; this name counts in SG, US. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Flextronics AP, LLC
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Flextronics Design S.r.l.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in IT. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Flextronics Corporation
Most of its patents print DE; this name counts in US. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
International Manufacturing Synergies, Ltd.
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Power Systems Technologies Ltd.
Only generic words.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Audio-visual technology 9 · Medical technology 5 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 4 · Transport 4 · Mechanical elements 3 · Measurement 3.
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.