Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026
70 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 The Kroger Co.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
70
68 utility, 2 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
5
Against 1 in 2024 and 2 in 2023
Applications published
61
6 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
10
a subsidiary, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
'10'11'12'13'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
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
Computer technology6
IT methods for management5
Furniture, games1
Audio-visual technology1
Telecommunications1
Digital communication1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name10 counted
SUNRISE R&D HOLDINGS, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
21 publishedTHE KROGER CO. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
16 publishedTHE KROGER CO. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
12 publishedPLUM LABS, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 publishedSunrise R&D Holdings, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
4 publishedRelish Labs, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
3 publishedIRP,LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 publishedPLUM LABS, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 publishedRalphs Grocery Company a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 publishedSunrise Technology Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 publishedNames not counted (11)
KPS, LLC
Most of its patents print KR; this name counts in US. 11 granted and 11 published under it are not counted.
Alpha Beta Company
Most of its patents print SE; this name counts in US. 6 granted and 6 published under it are not counted.
KPS, LLC
Most of its patents print KR; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 8 published under it are not counted.
Alpha Beta Company
Most of its patents print SE; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 7 published under it are not counted.
FM, Inc.
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in US. 4 granted and 2 published under it are not counted.
KROGER CO
Most of its patents print DK; this name counts in US. 6 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
FM, Inc.
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 2 published under it are not counted.
Alpha Beta Company
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Cala Co.
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in US. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
84.51 LLC
Only generic words.
I.T.A., Inc.
Only generic words.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| May 13, 2025 | 12,298,289 | Freshness sensor devices and related methods | Computer technology | THE KROGER CO. |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 12,254,496 | System and method for providing data using audio | Digital communication | SUNRISE R&D HOLDINGS, LLC |
| Mar 11, 2025 | 12,248,977 | System and method for contemporaneous and combined in-store shopping among multiple individuals | IT methods for management | SUNRISE R&D HOLDINGS, LLC |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 12,210,006 | Freshness sensor devices and related methods | Computer technology | THE KROGER CO. |
| Jan 14, 2025 | 12,196,733 | Freshness sensor devices and related methods | Computer technology | THE KROGER CO. |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 12,007,375 | Freshness sensor devices and related methods | Computer technology | THE KROGER CO. |
| Oct 17, 2023 | 11,790,434 | Methods and systems for mapping a location of a product | Computer technology | SUNRISE R&D HOLDINGS, LLC |
| Jan 3, 2023 | 11,544,760 | Systems and methods for providing personalized information | IT methods for management | SUNRISE R&D HOLDINGS, LLC |
| Aug 16, 2022 | 11,414,118 | Holder and system for mounting and supporting a smart device on a shopping cart | Telecommunications | THE KROGER CO. |
| Mar 15, 2022 | 11,277,574 | Methods and systems for mapping camera location and selecting a desired view in a video management system | Audio-visual technology | SUNRISE R&D HOLDINGS, LLC |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Oct 23, 2025 | 2025/0327787 | FRESHNESS SENSOR DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | Computer technology | THE KROGER CO. |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 2025/0327786 | FRESHNESS SENSOR DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | Computer technology | THE KROGER CO. |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 2025/0327785 | FRESHNESS SENSOR DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | Computer technology | THE KROGER CO. |
| Jul 17, 2025 | 2025/0232332 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING IN-STORE MEDIA EXPOSURE | IT methods for management | THE KROGER CO. |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 2025/0123630 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUILDING AND CONTROLLING A SELF-DRIVING ROBOT | Control | Sunrise Technology Inc. |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 2025/0093318 | SPIKE TYPE FRESHNESS SENSOR | Analysis of biological materials | THE KROGER CO. |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 2024/0019390 | FRESHNESS SENSOR DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | Computer technology | THE KROGER CO. |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 2023/0324356 | FRESHNESS SENSOR DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | Computer technology | THE KROGER CO. · patent 12,298,289 granted from it |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 2023/0316032 | FRESHNESS SENSOR DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | Computer technology | THE KROGER CO. · patent 12,196,733 granted from it |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 2023/0314394 | FRESHNESS SENSOR DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | Computer technology | THE KROGER CO. |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Computer technology 4 · Analysis of biological materials 1 · Control 1 · IT methods for management 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.