James Hardie Industries plc (JHX)
NYSE: JHX · Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick · Dublin, IE · filing with the SEC since 2002
Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 202686 patents granted to the 8 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 James Hardie Industries plc’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
86
44 design, 42 utility, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
9
Against 6 in 2024 and 1 in 2023
Applications published
28
7 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
8
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
Other special machines3
Civil engineering3
Surface technology, coating1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name8 counted
AZEK Building Products, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
11 published
James Hardie Research Pty Limited a subsidiary
AU, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
The Azek Group LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
The AZEK Group LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
12 published
James Hardie Europe GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Intex Millwork Solutions a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
L.B. PLASTICS, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
StruXure Outdoor, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Names not counted (6)
James Hardie Technology Limited
Most of its patents print IE; this name counts in BM. 169 granted and 26 published under it are not counted.
L.B. Plastics LLC
Most of its patents print GB; this name counts in US. 80 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
James Hardie Technology Limited
Most of its patents print IE; this name counts in BM. 0 granted and 62 published under it are not counted.
James Hardie Industries plc
Most of its patents print AU; this name counts in IE, US. 2 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
James Hardie Building Products Inc
Most of its patents print AU; this name counts in GB, US. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
WES, LLC
Most of its patents print GB; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | 12,448,507 | Composite board including core and capstock, and associated method | Surface technology, coating | The Azek Group LLC |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 12,416,161 | Baluster connectors and systems having the same | Civil engineering | The Azek Group LLC |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 12,416,153 | Multifunctional design housing components | Civil engineering | The Azek Group LLC |
| Jul 29, 2025 | D1,085,852 | Railing bracket | The Azek Group LLC | |
| May 27, 2025 | D1,076,655 | Hardware fastener | The Azek Group LLC | |
| Feb 11, 2025 | D1,061,951 | Post cap | The Azek Group LLC | |
| Feb 11, 2025 | D1,061,943 | Structural post | The Azek Group LLC | |
| Jan 28, 2025 | D1,059,638 | Deck frame joist | The Azek Group LLC | |
| Jan 28, 2025 | D1,059,637 | Deck frame joist | The Azek Group LLC | |
| Dec 17, 2024 | D1,054,276 | Deck frame assembly | The Azek Group LLC |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2025 | 2025/0376842 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL DESIGN HOUSING COMPONENTS | Civil engineering | The AZEK Group LLC |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 2025/0341089 | DECK FASTENER SYSTEM | Civil engineering | The AZEK Group LLC |
| Oct 9, 2025 | 2025/0313690 | COMPOSITE BOARD INCLUDING CORE AND CAPSTOCK, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | Surface technology, coating | The AZEK Group LLC · patent 12,448,507 granted from it |
| Jul 17, 2025 | 2025/0229481 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR LONG REPEAT PATTERN EMBOSSING | Other special machines | The AZEK Group LLC |
| May 15, 2025 | 2025/0153472 | POLYMER-BASED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS | Surface technology, coating | The AZEK Group LLC |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 2025/0080874 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FEATURES OF A STRUCTURE | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | The AZEK Group LLC |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 2025/0052066 | OUTDOOR STRUCTURE DESIGN AND COMPONENTS | Civil engineering | The AZEK Group LLC |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 2024/0352743 | POLYMERIC-BASED BUILDING MATERIALS | Macromolecular chemistry, polymers | The AZEK Group LLC |
| Aug 22, 2024 | 2024/0279417 | POLYMER-BASED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS | Macromolecular chemistry, polymers | The AZEK Group LLC |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 2024/0191507 | STAIR SYSTEM | Civil engineering | The AZEK Group LLC |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Civil engineering 5 · Other special machines 2 · Macromolecular chemistry, polymers 2 · Surface technology, coating 2 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 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.