Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026
267 patents granted to the 10 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 KBR, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
267
265 utility, 2 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
16
Against 13 in 2024 and 8 in 2023
Applications published
247
17 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
10
a subsidiary, its own name, its holding company
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
Organic fine chemistry17
Chemical engineering12
Basic materials chemistry9
Computer technology4
Telecommunications3
Transport2
Optics2
Environmental technology2
Digital communication2
Measurement1
Audio-visual technology1
Thermal processes and apparatus1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name10 counted
Kellogg Brown & Root LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
218 publishedKBR Wyle Services, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
4 publishedKELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
16 publishedFRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LTD a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
1 publishedKORD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 publishedKBR Incorporated its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
3 publishedKBR IP Holdings, LLC its holding company
named as the applicant on its applications, in US; a holding company under the name KBR, INC.
2 publishedKBR Incorporated its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 publishedBrown and Root Industrial Services, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 publishedKBR IP Holdings, LLC its holding company
US, as the owner printed on each patent; a holding company under the name KBR, INC.
1 publishedNames not counted (2)
Harmonic Limited
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in GB. 146 granted and 37 published under it are not counted.
Harmonic Limited
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in GB. 0 granted and 78 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 | 12,512,903 | Systems and methods for service restoration for satellite communications resilience | Telecommunications | KBR Wyle Services, LLC |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 12,503,656 | Fluidization of catalyst in lateral sections of a system | Chemical engineering | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 12,503,411 | Low CO2 emission ethane cracker | Organic fine chemistry | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| Oct 21, 2025 | D1,099,257 | High energy laser defense weapon system | | KORD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 12,415,963 | Hydrogenation of acetylenes in a hydrocarbon stream | Organic fine chemistry | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| Aug 19, 2025 | 12,393,857 | System and method using multilayer qubit lattice arrays for quantum computing | Computer technology | KBR Wyle Services, LLC |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 12,372,207 | Marine vessel comprising LG handling system | Mechanical elements | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 12,358,803 | Integrated steam generator and superheater with process gas in ammonia synloop | Thermal processes and apparatus | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| May 27, 2025 | 12,312,289 | Dividing wall column in alkylation process for reactor recycle and product separation | Organic fine chemistry | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| May 20, 2025 | 12,304,887 | Recovery of light olefins from dry hydrocarbon gas from refinery and petrochemical production processes for production of alkylate | Environmental technology | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | 2025/0353737 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING THE OPERATION OF FACILITIES USING HYDROGEN PRODUCED BY LOW CARBON SOURCES | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 2025/0333367 | ADVANCED CONTROL AND RELATED METHODS FOR A LOW CARBON METHANOL FACILITY | Organic fine chemistry | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| Sep 11, 2025 | 2025/0281893 | FLOATING SUPPORT GRID SYSTEM FOR HORIZONTAL AMMONIA CONVERTER BASKET CATALYST BED | Chemical engineering | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 2025/0260646 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING DATA TRANSMISSION IN A CAPACITY CONSTRAINED DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORK | Digital communication | KBR Wyle Services, LLC |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 2025/0197323 | Thermally Coupled Distillation Scheme for Purification of Cumene | Organic fine chemistry | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| Apr 10, 2025 | 2025/0115813 | Method for Treating Hydrocarbon Effluent from Hydrothermal Liquification of Plastic Waste | Basic materials chemistry | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 2025/0102015 | BEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | Mechanical elements | FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LTD |
| Mar 13, 2025 | 2025/0084318 | DIRECT HEATING ELECTRIC FURNACE | Basic materials chemistry | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| Mar 13, 2025 | 2025/0084018 | UPGRADING STREAMS COMPRISING C3 AND C4 HYDROCARBONS | Organic fine chemistry | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 2025/0075982 | REFORMING EXCHANGER TUBESHEET AND SHELL FLANGE DESIGN | Thermal processes and apparatus | Kellogg Brown & Root LLC |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Organic fine chemistry 8 · Chemical engineering 6 · Basic materials chemistry 6 · Computer technology 2 · Digital communication 2 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 2.
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.