Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026
42 patents granted to the 9 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 Kenvue Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
42
23 utility, 19 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
31
Against 3 in 2024 and none in 2023
Applications published
63
20 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
9
a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
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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 chemistry7
Medical technology6
Pharmaceuticals3
Handling2
Chemical engineering1
Computer technology1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name9 counted
Kenvue Brands LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 publishedMcNeil AB a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in SE
24 publishedKenvue Brands LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
18 publishedMcNeil Nutritionals, LLC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
9 publishedNeoStrata Company, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
7 publishedZarbee's, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 publishedNeostrata Company, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 publishedMcNeil Nutritionals, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
3 publishedZarbee's, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 publishedNames not counted (7)
Johnson & Johnson Pte. Ltd.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in AU, SG. 509 granted and 22 published under it are not counted.
McNeil AB
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in SE. 182 granted and 10 published under it are not counted.
McNeil AB
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in SE. 42 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Johnson & Johnson Pte. Ltd.
Most of its patents print DE; this name counts in AU, SG. 0 granted and 26 published under it are not counted.
Johnson & Johnson Pte. Ltd.
Most of its patents print SE; this name counts in AU, SG. 13 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Johnson & Johnson Pte. Ltd.
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in AU, SG. 3 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Vogue International 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 |
|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,511,751 | Oral cavity examination method, oral cavity examination device and computer-readable storage medium | Computer technology | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 12,472,336 | System and method for selective application of cosmetic composition to impart undereye brightening | Medical technology | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 12,471,760 | Systems, methods, and apparatus for attaching an otoscope | Medical technology | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Nov 11, 2025 | 12,466,606 | Tamper evident carton | Handling | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 12,458,613 | Methods suitable for the treatment of acne | Pharmaceuticals | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 12,435,056 | N-lipoic-amino acid or peptide, derivatives and their uses | Organic fine chemistry | Neostrata Company, Inc. |
| Sep 23, 2025 | D1,093,912 | Release paper for a sanitary absorbent article | | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Sep 9, 2025 | D1,092,735 | Alignment feature | | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Aug 26, 2025 | D1,090,251 | Carton | | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Aug 12, 2025 | 12,384,578 | Wipes processing | Handling | Kenvue Brands LLC |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Dec 11, 2025 | 2025/0375149 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE REAL-WORLD SKIN SENSITIZATION IMPACT OF FORMULATED PRODUCTS | Medical technology | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2025/0367126 | SOFTGEL CAPSULE COMPRISING A H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST | Pharmaceuticals | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2025/0366708 | Systems, Methods, And Apparatus For Attaching An Otoscope Using An Angled Clip-On Device | Medical technology | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Nov 27, 2025 | 2025/0363428 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHELF SPACE OPTIMIZATION | IT methods for management | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 2025/0352492 | MODULAR TOPICAL PATCH SYSTEM FOR PAIN RELIEF | Medical technology | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 2025/0338878 | READY TO DRINK ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION | Pharmaceuticals | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 2025/0332107 | IMMEDIATE RELEASE DOSAGE FORM | Pharmaceuticals | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 2025/0275923 | SINGLE LAYER CHEWABLE TABLET COMPRISING CETIRIZINE | Pharmaceuticals | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 2025/0273336 | Analysis and Characterization of Epithelial Tissue Structure | Computer technology | Kenvue Brands LLC |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 2025/0268866 | Nasal Compositions and Method of Use Thereof | Pharmaceuticals | Kenvue Brands LLC |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Pharmaceuticals 7 · Organic fine chemistry 3 · Computer technology 3 · Medical technology 3 · IT methods for management 2 · Other consumer goods 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.