Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026
1,697 patents granted to the 13 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 Gentex Corporation’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
1,697
1,462 utility, 234 design, 1 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
61
Against 60 in 2024 and 56 in 2023
Applications published
1,082
36 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
13
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
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
Transport60
Optics60
Computer technology35
Audio-visual technology26
Other consumer goods19
Digital communication17
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy14
Control12
Medical technology9
Measurement9
Surface technology, coating6
Machine tools4
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name13 counted
GENTEX CORPORATION its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in NL)
610 publishedGentex Corporation its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
250 publishedVOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
31 publishedEyelock LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
36 publishedCODE SYSTEMS CORPORATION a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
23 publishedVOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
58 publishedKLIPSCH GROUP, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
14 publishedEyeLock LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
27 publishedCode Systems Corporation a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
17 publishedBIOCONNECT INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CA. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in KR)
10 publishedBIOCONNECT INC. a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent
0 publishedKlipsch Group, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
5 publishedSchwaiger GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
1 publishedNames not counted (1)
Audiovox International Corporation
Most of its patents print TW; this name counts in US. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,510,780 | Rearview assembly for a vehicle having a reflector transmissive to infrared light and incorporating silicon | Optics | GENTEX CORPORATION |
| Dec 23, 2025 | D1,106,966 | Accessory interface node | | GENTEX CORPORATION |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 12,504,665 | Buffer pre-activation for electrochromic device | Optics | GENTEX CORPORATION |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 12,503,049 | Rearview assembly for a vehicle having visibly opaque optical element for reflecting infrared light | Transport | GENTEX CORPORATION |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 12,503,047 | Display mirror assembly | Transport | GENTEX CORPORATION |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 12,499,695 | Detection system with a single mode laser for a vehicle | Computer technology | GENTEX CORPORATION |
| Dec 9, 2025 | D1,105,632 | Helmet | | GENTEX CORPORATION |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 12,482,312 | Multi-sensor passive keyless functionality | Control | VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 12,479,366 | 3D skeleton detection for in-cabin automotive application | Transport | GENTEX CORPORATION |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 12,479,364 | Vehicle rearview display system with orientation sensing | Audio-visual technology | GENTEX CORPORATION |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0388171 | CHROME RING FDM ORIENTATION CONFIRMATION | Transport | GENTEX CORPORATION |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 2025/0376116 | MIRROR POSITIONING WITH ELECTROMAGNETS AND MAGNETOMETERS | Transport | Gentex Corporation |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2025/0370546 | FULL DISPLAY REARVIEW ASSEMBLY VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Computer technology | Gentex Corporation |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 2025/0348261 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING NATURAL VISION IN NEAR-TO-EYE DISPLAYS WITH PAN AND TILT FUNCTIONS | Computer technology | Gentex Corporation |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 2025/0334846 | VEHICULAR VISOR ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY | Transport | Gentex Corporation |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 2025/0276640 | REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY | Transport | GENTEX CORPORATION |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 2025/0268330 | Hinged Attachment of Headgear to a Helmet | Other consumer goods | GENTEX CORPORATION |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 2025/0268328 | Rail For Mounting Accessories to a Helmet | Other consumer goods | GENTEX CORPORATION |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 2025/0251220 | Impact Attenuating Tensile Helmet Liner | Other special machines | Gentex Corporation |
| Aug 7, 2025 | 2025/0251110 | ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A MICROLENS ARRAY | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | GENTEX CORPORATION |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Transport 31 · Optics 17 · Computer technology 16 · Other consumer goods 10 · Audio-visual technology 7 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 7.
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.