Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)
NYSE: ITW · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment · Glenview, IL · filing with the SEC since 1994
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Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 20268,880 patents granted to the 59 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 Illinois Tool Works Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
8,880
8,260 utility, 612 design, 8 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
344
Against 373 in 2024 and 353 in 2023
Applications published
6,204
438 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
59
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
Machine tools494
Mechanical elements216
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy106
Handling99
Transport99
Civil engineering80
Measurement76
Textile and paper machines42
Furniture, games41
Engines, pumps, turbines40
Control40
Other consumer goods37
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name59 counted
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 4 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CH, printed in GB, printed in CM)
2,409 published
Illinois Tool Works Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 7 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IL)
3,256 published
PREMARK FEG L.L.C. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in DE)
88 published
MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
58 published
SOCIETE DE PROSPECTION ET D'INVENTIONS TECHNIQUES-SPIT a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
46 published
HOBART BROTHERS LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
30 published
ITW Automotive Products GmbH & Co. KG a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
59 published
ITW LIMITED a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent. 29 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CA, printed in US)
18 published
I.T.W. DE FRANCE a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
19 published
Hobart Brothers LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
54 published
Duo-Fast Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
RXSAFE LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
6 published
RXSAFE LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
44 published
Lumex, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Buell Industries, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
MTS Systems Corporation a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
30 published
Brooks Instrument, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
4 published
Coeur, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
10 published
ITW MORLOCK GMBH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
13 published
QSA GLOBAL INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
ITW New Zealand Limited a subsidiary
NZ, as the owner printed on each patent
3 published
QSA Global Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
15 published
ITW AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS GMBH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
4 published
ITW Australia Pty Ltd a subsidiary
AU, as the owner printed on each patent
3 published
E2M TECHNOLOGIES B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
4 published
ITW Food Equipment Group LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
ITW Sverige AB a subsidiary
SE, as the owner printed on each patent
4 published
ITW FASTENER PRODUCTS GMBH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Celeste Industries Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Compagnie de Materiel et d'Equipements Techniques C.O.M.E.T. a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
ITW Befestigungssysteme GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
ITW DYNATEC GMBH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Brooks Instrument B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
FILTERTEK S.A. a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in NL)
1 published
ITW CS (UK) Limited a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
2 published
ITW de France, S.A. a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
PREMARK FEG L.L.C. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
3 published
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., a DELAWARE CORPORATION its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 published
ITW Bailly Comte a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
ITW Construction Products ApS a subsidiary
DK, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
ITW Electronic Business Asia Co. Ltd. a subsidiary
TW, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
ITW LIMITED a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in GB
2 published
JST Manufacturing, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
2 published
Lombard Pressings Limited a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Simco Nederland B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Avery Weigh-Tronix, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
BROOKS INSTRUMENT, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
Bonnet S.A. a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Coeur, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
E2M TECHNOLOGIES B.V. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in NL
1 published
ELRO (HOLDING) AG a subsidiary
CH, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
I.T.W. DE FRANCE a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in FR
1 published
ITW CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS APS a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DK
1 published
ITW GSE APS a subsidiary
DK, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
ITW GSE APS a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DK
1 published
Meurer Verpackungssysteme GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Premark International Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Veneta Decalcogomme a subsidiary
IT, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Veneta Decalcogomme S.r.L. a subsidiary
IT, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Names not counted (13)
Compagnie Hobart
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in FR. 163 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Filtertek
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in FR. 53 granted and 7 published under it are not counted.
MAGNAFLUX GmbH
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in DE. 40 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Instron GmbH
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in DE. 23 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Lumex, Inc.
Most of its patents print NO; this name counts in US. 8 granted and 6 published under it are not counted.
Diagraph Corporation Sdn. Bhd
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in MY. 9 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Filtertek
Most of its patents print IE; this name counts in FR. 1 granted and 3 published under it are not counted.
Eurotec Srl
Most of its patents print NL; this name counts in IT. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Eurotec Srl
Most of its patents print NL; this name counts in IT. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Lumex, Inc.
Most of its patents print NO; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
MAGNAFLUX GmbH
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in DE. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Weigh-Tronix Canada, ULC
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0389291 | Fastener, Fastening Assembly and Vehicle | Mechanical elements | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0389290 | Fastening Assembly, and Part In Preassembly and Fastening System Including Same | Mechanical elements | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0389289 | Fastening Clip | Mechanical elements | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0388782 | HEAT TRANSFER LABELS WITH POLYCHROMATIC EFFECTS | Basic materials chemistry | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0387981 | Plug | Other special machines | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0387854 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LASER BEAM SIZE CONTROL OF A LASER WELDER | Machine tools | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0387847 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE WELDING POWER | Semiconductors | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 2025/0383027 | Valve Apparatus, In Particular for a Housing of an Electronic and/or Electrical Device, as well as a Method for Production Thereof | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 2025/0382985 | Trace Routing Fastener | Mechanical elements | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 2025/0382983 | Door Module Clip | Mechanical elements | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Machine tools 205 · Mechanical elements 128 · Measurement 79 · Transport 63 · Handling 58 · Civil engineering 47.
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.