The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC)
NYSE: KHC · Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties · Pittsburgh, PA · filing with the SEC since 2015
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Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026358 patents granted to the 7 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 The Kraft Heinz Company’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
358
204 utility, 153 design, 1 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
30
Against 29 in 2024 and 25 in 2023
Applications published
221
18 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
7
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
Food chemistry35
Handling16
Computer technology2
Other special machines1
Chemical engineering1
Measurement1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name7 counted
Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
27 published
Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
119 published
H. J. Heinz Company Brands LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in PA)
75 published
Boca Foods, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Cerebos (Australia) Limited a subsidiary
AU, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Golden Circle Limited a subsidiary
AU, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Names not counted (6)
H. J. Heinz B.V.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in DE, GB, NL. 96 granted and 32 published under it are not counted.
H. J. Heinz B.V.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in DE, GB, NL. 0 granted and 11 published under it are not counted.
H.J. Heinz Holding Corp
Most of its patents print NL; this name counts in US. 1 granted and 3 published under it are not counted.
Capri Sun, Inc.
Most of its patents print CH; this name counts in US. 1 granted and 2 published under it are not counted.
Capri Sun, Inc.
Most of its patents print CH; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 3 published under it are not counted.
O.R.A. LLC
Only generic words.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | D1,107,506 | Condiment dispenser | H. J. Heinz Company Brands LLC | |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,507,704 | Process recipe cheese product with improved melt and firmness and method for manufacture | Food chemistry | Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC |
| Dec 23, 2025 | D1,106,820 | Bottle | H. J. Heinz Company Brands LLC | |
| Dec 9, 2025 | D1,104,767 | Bottle | Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC | |
| Dec 9, 2025 | D1,104,741 | Container | Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC | |
| Dec 2, 2025 | D1,103,775 | Container | Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC | |
| Nov 25, 2025 | D1,102,902 | Bottle | Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC | |
| Oct 21, 2025 | D1,098,909 | Container | Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC | |
| Sep 30, 2025 | D1,095,246 | Food package with surface indicia | Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC | |
| Sep 16, 2025 | D1,093,158 | Food package with surface indicia | Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Food chemistry 18 · Handling 11 · Chemical engineering 3 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 1 · IT methods for management 1 · Furniture, games 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.