Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026
1,235 patents granted to the 31 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 Littelfuse, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
1,235
1,205 utility, 29 design, 1 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
25
Against 34 in 2024 and 55 in 2023
Applications published
765
45 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
31
its own name, 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
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy147
Semiconductors30
Measurement16
Basic communication processes7
Transport3
Macromolecular chemistry, polymers2
Audio-visual technology1
Mechanical elements1
Chemical engineering1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name31 counted
Littelfuse, Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
541 granted
386 publishedIXYS, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
197 granted
87 publishedZilog, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
241 granted
28 publishedCarling Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in FR)
81 granted
14 publishedIXYS Corporation a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in DE)
0 granted
55 publishedLittelfuse Semiconductor (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
11 granted
38 publishedDongguan Littelfuse Electronics Company Limited a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
15 granted
27 publishedSuzhou Littelfuse OVS Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
17 granted
24 publishedBasler Electric Company a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
31 granted
3 publishedC&K COMPONENTS S.A.S. a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
20 granted
5 publishedMonolith Semiconductor, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 3 more under the same name are not counted (printed in TW)
19 granted
6 publishedC & K Components, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
22 granted
0 publishedLittelfuse, Japan G.K. a subsidiary
JP, as the owner printed on each patent
13 granted
8 publishedC&K COMPONENTS S.A.S. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in FR
0 granted
17 publishedLittelfuse, Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
16 publishedIXYS Semiconductor GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
8 granted
7 publishedMonolith Semiconductor Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
13 publishedCarling Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
8 publishedIXYS Intl Limited a subsidiary
KY, as the owner printed on each patent
7 granted
0 publishedLittelfuse Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
5 granted
2 publishedBASLER ELECTRIC COMPANY a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
5 publishedHartland Controls, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
2 publishedLITTELFUSE FRANCE SAS a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
3 granted
1 publishedRADIOPULSE INC. a subsidiary
KR, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
3 publishedDongguan Littelfuse Electronics Company Limited a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
0 granted
2 publishedIXYS Semiconductor GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
2 publishedLittelfuse Semiconductor (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
0 granted
2 publishedSymcom, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
2 publishedLITTELFUSE INTERNATIONAL HOLDING, LLC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 publishedLittelfuse Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
0 granted
1 publishedLittelfuse Europe GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (3)
Embed Limited
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in GB. 1 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
E.I.S. Electronics GmbH
Only generic words.
E.I.S. International GmbH
Only generic words.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,512,667 | Asymmetric bidirectional surge protection device | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Littelfuse Semiconductor (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 12,500,151 | Solderless and pressure contact connection | Semiconductors | Littelfuse, Inc. |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 12,500,057 | Unsealed single fuse holder | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Littelfuse, Inc. |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 12,489,303 | CDOT device for wireless charging | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Littelfuse, Inc. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 12,476,063 | Spacing bracket for circuit breaker mounted to circuit board | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Carling Technologies, Inc. |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 12,462,957 | Thermal protection device to withstand high voltage | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Littelfuse, Inc. |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 12,456,856 | Overcurrent protection of power semiconductor packages using integrated positive temperature indicator | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Littelfuse, Inc. |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 12,456,674 | Leadframeless electrically isolated power semiconductor package | Semiconductors | Littelfuse, Inc. |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 12,451,383 | Corner relief undercut to reduce die damage | Semiconductors | Littelfuse, Inc. |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 12,438,343 | Modular power distribution unit | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Littelfuse, Inc. |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | 2025/0385236 | DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE WITH INTEGRATED TEMPERATURE SENSOR | Semiconductors | Littelfuse Semiconductor (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 2025/0383411 | DIRECTED ACTIVATION REED SENSOR | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Dongguan Littelfuse Electronics Company Limited |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2025/0372332 | MOLDED FILLER PAD FOR FUSE DEVICES | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Littelfuse, Inc. |
| Nov 27, 2025 | 2025/0364161 | HIGH SOLDERING STRENGTH TERMINAL FOR SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Dongguan Littelfuse Electronics Company Limited |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 2025/0357267 | DIRECT LIQUID COOLING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | Semiconductors | Littelfuse, Inc. |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 2025/0357265 | DIRECT LIQUID COOLING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | Semiconductors | Littelfuse, Inc. |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 2025/0347535 | POSITIONAL DETECTION DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC SENSING TECHNOLOGY | Measurement | C&K COMPONENTS S.A.S. |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 2025/0340714 | THERMAL STABLE PPTC MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Dongguan Littelfuse Electronics Company Limited |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 2025/0338409 | Vent Seal for Extreme Environment Applications | Audio-visual technology | Suzhou Littelfuse OVS Co., Ltd. |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 2025/0336576 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRODES FOR REFLOWABLE PTC DEVICE | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Littelfuse, Inc. |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 55 · Semiconductors 39 · Measurement 5 · Audio-visual technology 3 · Chemical engineering 1 · Materials, metallurgy 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.