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Medline Inc. (MDLN)

Nasdaq: MDLN · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus · Northfield, IL · filing with the SEC since 2024
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

968 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 Medline Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
968
551 utility, 415 design, 2 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
57
Against 54 in 2024 and 77 in 2023
Applications published
614
42 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
9
a subsidiary, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
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
Medical technology167
Other consumer goods14
Furniture, games13
Handling5
Control3
Measurement1
Organic fine chemistry1
Computer technology1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name9 counted
Medline Industries, LP a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
900 granted
102 published
Medline Industries, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IL)
0 granted
469 published
MICROTEK MEDICAL, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
40 granted
9 published
Centurion Medical Products Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
23 granted
13 published
Microtek Medical, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
8 published
Plurogen Therapeutics, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
5 granted
2 published
Plurogen Therapeutics, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
6 published
CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
4 published
Medline its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (3)
Excelsior Medical, LLC
Also listed as a subsidiary by ICU MEDICAL INC/DE. 27 granted and 10 published under it are not counted.
Excelsior Medical, LLC
Also listed as a subsidiary by ICU MEDICAL INC/DE. 0 granted and 22 published under it are not counted.
Medline Inc.
Most of its patents print SE; this name counts in US. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 16, 202512,496,111Plate inserter toolMedical technologyMedline Industries, LP
Dec 9, 2025D1,105,421Securement device assembly componentMedline Industries, LP
Dec 9, 202512,491,306Removable inlet manifold for a medical waste collection systemMedical technologyMedline Industries, LP
Dec 2, 2025D1,104,272Medical dressingMedline Industries, LP
Dec 2, 202512,485,047Reusable underwear with a refillable linerMedical technologyMedline Industries, LP
Dec 2, 202512,484,916Calcaneal plate inserter toolMedical technologyMedline Industries, LP
Nov 18, 202512,472,027Dual amniotic and placenta fluid measurement parturition drapeMedical technologyMedline Industries, LP
Nov 4, 202512,459,694Methods for manufacturing non-glass prefilled syringesMedical technologyMedline Industries, LP
Nov 4, 202512,458,526Urine collection device, system, and methodMedical technologyMedline Industries, LP
Nov 4, 202512,458,346Staple instrumentMedical technologyMedline Industries, LP
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 25, 20252025/0387147INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL, KIT, AND METHODMedical technologyMedline Industries, Inc.
Dec 11, 20252025/0375322APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION OF ABSORBENT ARTICLEMedical technologyMedline Industries, Inc.
Nov 27, 20252025/0360291SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING ACCESS TO TARGET ANATOMICAL SITES OR ENVIRONMENTSMedical technologyMedline Industries, Inc.
Nov 27, 20252025/0359891System and Method for Fluid Ingress Control for a Skin Grafting SystemMedical technologyMedline Industries, Inc.
Nov 20, 20252025/0352202SURGICAL STAPLEMedical technologyMedline Industries, Inc.
Oct 16, 20252025/0318963ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMedical technologyMedline Industries, Inc.
Oct 2, 20252025/0304345Dissolvable Textile Package Enclosing Wash Enabled Self-Unfolding Textiles and Corresponding MethodsHandlingMedline Industries, Inc.
Oct 2, 20252025/0303097Moisture Removal and Condensation and Humidity Management Apparatus for a Breathing CircuitMedical technologyMedline Industries, Inc.
Sep 18, 20252025/0288753MEDICAL WEIGHING SYSTEMSMedical technologyMedline Industries, Inc.
Sep 11, 20252025/0281256SURGICAL DRAPE FOR THERMAL TREATMENT BASINMedical technologyMedline Industries, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Medical technology 75 · Handling 6 · Furniture, games 3 · Pharmaceuticals 1 · Other consumer goods 1 · Surface technology, coating 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.

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