LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)
NYSE: LYB · Industrial Organic Chemicals · Houston, TX · filing with the SEC since 2010
Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 20261,590 patents granted to the 17 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 LyondellBasell Industries N.V.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
1,590
1,585 utility, 5 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
30
Against 29 in 2024 and 21 in 2023
Applications published
1,222
58 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
17
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
Macromolecular chemistry, polymers76
Chemical engineering22
Organic fine chemistry16
Other special machines13
Basic materials chemistry11
Surface technology, coating5
Textile and paper machines5
Civil engineering2
Materials, metallurgy2
Measurement1
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name17 counted
Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l. a subsidiary
IT, as the owner printed on each patent. 4 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IL, printed in NL)
540 published
Basell Polyolefine GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
355 published
Equistar Chemicals, LP a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
139 published
Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in DE)
81 published
LyondellBasell Acetyls, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
29 published
LyondellBasell Advanced Polymers Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
17 published
BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in IT. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IL)
20 published
Basell Polyolefine GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IT)
15 published
Equistar Chemicals, LP a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
10 published
QUANTUM COMPOSITES, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
3 published
A. SCHULMAN PLASTICS a subsidiary
BE, as the owner printed on each patent
3 published
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
3 published
Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
4 published
Bulk Molding Compounds, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
LYONDELLBASELL COMPOSITES LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Lyondell Chemie Nederland B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
LyondellBasell Acetyls, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
Names not counted (7)
A. Schulman GmbH
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in DE, FR, GB. 16 granted and 11 published under it are not counted.
A. Schulman GmbH
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in DE, FR, GB. 0 granted and 14 published under it are not counted.
Elian S.A.S.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in FR. 0 granted and 7 published under it are not counted.
Elian S.A.S.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in FR. 3 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Polar S.r.l.
Most of its patents print KR; this name counts in IT. 0 granted and 3 published under it are not counted.
Basell North America Inc.
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Polar S.r.l.
Most of its patents print KR; this name counts in IT. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | 2025/0381722 | MULTILAYER FILM | Other special machines | Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l. |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 2025/0376612 | PLA DISPERSION AS FILTRATION CONTROL AGENT IN DRILLING FLUIDS | Basic materials chemistry | LyondellBasell Advanced Polymers Inc. |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 2025/0376582 | POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING RECYCLED POLYOLEFIN | Macromolecular chemistry, polymers | Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l. |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 2025/0376547 | CONTINUOUS OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION PROCESS IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ANTISTATIC AGENT | Macromolecular chemistry, polymers | Basell Polyolefine GmbH |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2025/0368890 | ANTI-CAKING OR BLOCKING AGENT FOR TREATING SOLID ACID PRECURSOR ADDITIVES USED IN TREATING SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS | Basic materials chemistry | LyondellBasell Advanced Polymers Inc. |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2025/0368812 | POLYMER RECYCLATE BLENDS AND PRODUCTS | Other special machines | Equistar Chemicals, LP |
| Nov 27, 2025 | 2025/0361390 | PROPYLENE-BASED COPOLYMER COMPOSITON | Macromolecular chemistry, polymers | Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l. |
| Nov 27, 2025 | 2025/0361337 | VISBREAKING OF rLDPE WITH ULTRA LOW MFR | Other special machines | Basell Polyolefine GmbH |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 2025/0354002 | PROPYLENE-BASED COPOLYMER COMPOSITON | Macromolecular chemistry, polymers | Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l. |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 2025/0346747 | POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITIONS OBTAINED FROM RECYCLED POLYOLEFINS | Macromolecular chemistry, polymers | Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l. |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers 65 · Other special machines 11 · Basic materials chemistry 10 · Chemical engineering 10 · Organic fine chemistry 10 · Surface technology, coating 3.
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.