Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026
155 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 Helios Technologies, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
155
143 utility, 12 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
3
Against 7 in 2024 and 4 in 2023
Applications published
95
3 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
13
a former name, a subsidiary, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
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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
Mechanical elements27
Medical technology4
Computer technology3
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy1
Materials, metallurgy1
Control1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name13 counted
Sun Hydraulics, LLC a former name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
5 publishedEnovation Controls, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
7 publishedSun Hydraulics, LLC a former name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
35 publishedBalboa Water Group, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
3 publishedFASTER S.P.A. a subsidiary
IT, as the owner printed on each patent
4 publishedFaster S.P.A. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in IT
19 publishedBalboa Water Group, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
15 publishedFASTER S.R.L. a subsidiary
IT, as the owner printed on each patent
1 publishedNEM S.P.A. a subsidiary
IT, as the owner printed on each patent
2 publishedSUN HYDRAULICS (CHINA) CO., LTD. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
2 publishedHelios Center of Engineering Excellence, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 publishedHelios Technologies, Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 publishedSUN HYDRAULICS (CHINA) CO., LTD. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
1 publishedNames not counted (2)
NEM S.r.l.
Most of its patents print NL; this name counts in IT. 1 granted and 4 published under it are not counted.
Faster S.r.l.
Most of its patents print DE; this name counts in IT, 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 |
|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | 12,484,150 | Systems and assemblies associated with a flexible printed circuit board with coils printed thereon for indicating position of a movable member | Mechanical elements | Sun Hydraulics, LLC |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 12,271,212 | Counterbalance valve with enhanced pressure sensing features | Mechanical elements | Sun Hydraulics, LLC |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 12,222,736 | Flow control valve and spa recirculation system with heat pump using the valve | Control | Balboa Water Group, LLC |
| Nov 12, 2024 | 12,137,848 | Bathing installation user interface panel with large active display area | Computer technology | Balboa Water Group, LLC |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 12,116,969 | Three-port proportional flow control valve with an integrated turbine for flow rate sensing | Mechanical elements | Sun Hydraulics, LLC |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 12,005,032 | Electronic pill bottle tag | Medical technology | Helios Center of Engineering Excellence, LLC |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 12,000,500 | Pilot-operated valve with a position indicator | Mechanical elements | Sun Hydraulics, LLC |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 12,000,363 | Pressure relief valve with a reverse free flow configuration integrated therewith | Mechanical elements | Sun Hydraulics, LLC |
| May 21, 2024 | 11,988,185 | Valve with an integrated turbine for energy harvesting | Mechanical elements | Sun Hydraulics, LLC |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 11,912,570 | Long-life discharge tube for ozone generator | Materials, metallurgy | SUN HYDRAULICS (CHINA) CO., LTD. |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Jun 5, 2025 | 2025/0181086 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND SPA RECIRCULATION SYSTEM WITH HEAT PUMP USING THE VALVE | Control | Balboa Water Group, LLC |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 2025/0064269 | BATHING INSTALLATION USER INTERFACE PANEL WITH LARGE ACTIVE DISPLAY AREA | Computer technology | Balboa Water Group, LLC |
| Jan 16, 2025 | 2025/0021114 | Counterbalance Valve with Enhanced Pressure Sensing Features | Mechanical elements | Sun Hydraulics, LLC · patent 12,271,212 granted from it |
| Dec 5, 2024 | 2024/0401735 | Hydraulic connection group with improved decompression system | Mechanical elements | Faster S.P.A. · patent 12,510,200 granted from it |
| Nov 28, 2024 | 2024/0392905 | Modular multi-connection device for hydraulic and electrical lines | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Faster S.P.A. |
| Sep 12, 2024 | 2024/0305478 | SMART HEATER SYSTEM FOR BATHING INSTALLATIONS INCLUDING SPAS | Digital communication | Balboa Water Group, LLC |
| Sep 5, 2024 | 2024/0295280 | Apparatus and method for monitoring and managing the connection and operation of lines of a hydraulic system | Mechanical elements | Faster S.P.A. |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 2024/0268026 | Systems and Assemblies Associated with a Flexible Printed Circuit Board with Coils Printed Thereon for Indicating Position of a Movable Member | Mechanical elements | Sun Hydraulics, LLC · patent 12,484,150 granted from it |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 2024/0255086 | CONNECTOR FOR HYDRAULIC LINES, MULTI-CONNECTOR DEVICE FOR THIS CONNECTOR AND TOOL FOR MOUNTING AND/OR DISMOUNTING THE CONNECTOR | Mechanical elements | FASTER S.R.L. · patent 12,455,033 granted from it |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 2024/0201715 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND SPA RECIRCULATION SYSTEM WITH HEAT PUMP USING THE VALVE | Control | Balboa Water Group, LLC · patent 12,222,736 granted from it |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Mechanical elements 6 · Digital communication 2 · Control 2 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 1 · Computer technology 1.
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.