Mettler-Toledo International (MTD)
NYSE: MTD · Laboratory Analytical Instruments · Columbus, OH · filing with the SEC since 1997
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Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026801 patents granted to the 33 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 Mettler-Toledo International’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
801
607 utility, 194 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
50
Against 45 in 2024 and 33 in 2023
Applications published
620
14 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
33
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
Measurement71
Chemical engineering28
Handling8
Computer technology5
Mechanical elements2
Control2
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy2
Civil engineering1
Optics1
Digital communication1
Other special machines1
Basic communication processes1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name33 counted
Mettler-Toledo GmbH a subsidiary
CH, as the owner printed on each patent
274 published
BIOTIX, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
16 published
Mettler-Toledo GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CH
114 published
Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
7 published
Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
47 published
BIOTIX, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in SG)
45 published
Mettler-Toledo Safeline Ltd. a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
13 published
Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
7 published
Mettler-Toledo Garvens GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
8 published
Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
19 published
OHAUS Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
4 published
Mettler-Toledo Safeline Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in GB
14 published
Mettler-Toledo (Albstadt) GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
9 published
Mettler-Toledo Autochem, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
4 published
Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-Ray Ltd. a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
3 published
OHAUS Instruments (Changzhou) Co. Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Avidien Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 published
Avidien Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
7 published
Mettler-Toledo International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Mettler-Toledo International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
6 published
OHAUS INSTRUMENTS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Mettler-Toledo Garvens GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
5 published
Mettler-Toledo Instruments (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
5 published
Mettler-Toledo Thornton, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-Ray Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in GB
4 published
Mettler-Toledo Instruments (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Mettler-Toledo Thornton, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
2 published
Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Precision Instruments Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Mettler-Toledo AutoChem, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
OHAUS Corporation a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
Ohaus Instruments (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
1 published
Troemner, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,510,684 | Metal detection apparatus | Measurement | Mettler-Toledo Safeline Ltd. |
| Dec 9, 2025 | D1,104,807 | Weighing apparatus | Mettler-Toledo GmbH | |
| Dec 9, 2025 | 12,492,933 | Floor scale with cleanable footprint | Measurement | Mettler-Toledo GmbH |
| Dec 2, 2025 | D1,104,292 | Shaker | OHAUS Instruments (Changzhou) Co. Ltd. | |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 12,483,119 | Power on/off control circuit and electronic device | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Mettler-Toledo Instruments (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 12,480,865 | Gas cell | Measurement | Mettler-Toledo GmbH |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 12,480,804 | Hanging scale sensor apparatus and a hanging scale | Measurement | Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd. |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 12,480,085 | Reactor sampling apparatus, system, and method | Measurement | Mettler-Toledo Autochem, Inc. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 12,472,491 | Positive displacement pipette syringe with reduced fluid drag | Chemical engineering | Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 12,449,371 | Sensing device with a sealing structure | Measurement | Mettler-Toledo Instruments (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Measurement 42 · Chemical engineering 7 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 3 · Handling 2 · Computer technology 2 · Audio-visual technology 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.