Company Analysis

Nordson Corporation (NDSN)

Nasdaq: NDSN · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC · Westlake, OH · filing with the SEC since 1994
Grade6.3
◀ Past 5.7● Present 7.7▶ Future 4.9

Patents

US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

1,921 patents granted to the 14 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 Nordson Corporation’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
1,921
1,700 utility, 208 design, 12 reissue, 1 statutory invention registration, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
26
Against 47 in 2024 and 25 in 2023
Applications published
1,020
13 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
14
its own name, a subsidiary
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
Surface technology, coating46
Chemical engineering18
Medical technology18
Other special machines14
Measurement10
Engines, pumps, turbines8
Semiconductors4
Mechanical elements4
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy4
Handling3
Audio-visual technology3
Transport2
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name14 counted
Nordson Corporation its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1,736 granted
587 published
NORDSON CORPORATION its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
351 published
Halkey-Roberts Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
66 granted
21 published
ATRION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
52 granted
16 published
Quest Medical, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
52 granted
4 published
Quest Medical, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
17 published
Atrion Medical Products, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
10 published
NDC Technologies Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
7 granted
3 published
Dage Precision Industries Ltd. a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
6 granted
2 published
Nordson Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
5 published
Halkey-Roberts Corporation a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
2 published
Atrion Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
NDC Technologies Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
NORDSON BKG GMBH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Names not counted (4)
Matrix Technologies GmbH
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in DE. 39 granted and 8 published under it are not counted.
ASJ S.r.l.
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in IT. 1 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
ASJ S.r.l.
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in IT. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Nordson Holdings S.à r.l. & Co. KG
One word once its "& Company" is set aside.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,508,414Single use safety cap for use with needleless connectorsMedical technologyQuest Medical, Inc.
Dec 9, 2025D1,105,186MelterNordson Corporation
Dec 2, 2025D1,104,091Melter systemNordson Corporation
Nov 4, 202512,460,759Aseptic coupling system with seal isolating connectorsMedical technologyNordson Corporation
Oct 21, 202512,448,964Metering distribution assembly and coating system comprising the sameEngines, pumps, turbinesNordson Corporation
Oct 7, 202512,433,986Myocardial protection systemMedical technologyQuest Medical, Inc.
Sep 16, 202512,416,381Adhesive transfer hose having a barrier layer and method of useSurface technology, coatingNordson Corporation
Sep 9, 2025D1,092,584Melter systemNordson Corporation
Sep 2, 202512,405,319Systems and methods for direct heater diagnostics for a hot melt liquid dispensing systemMeasurementNordson Corporation
Aug 26, 202512,401,923Image sensor and processes of implementing an image sensorAudio-visual technologyNordson Corporation
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 4, 20252025/0369549ADHESIVE TRANSFER HOSE HAVING A BARRIER LAYER AND METHOD OF USESurface technology, coatingNordson Corporation
Nov 27, 20252025/0360574USE OF ONE OR MULTIPLE CAMERAS TO DO REAL-TIME SOLDER NOZZLE PROCESS ANALYZATIONMachine toolsNordson Corporation
Aug 28, 20252025/0269398NOZZLE, ADHESIVE APPLICATION HEAD, ADHESIVE APPLICATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MAKING DIAPERSurface technology, coatingNordson Corporation
Aug 21, 20252025/0262803METHOD OF CONTROLLING PELLETIZING APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYMER PELLETSOther special machinesNordson Corporation
Aug 21, 20252025/0262802DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PELLETIZING APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYMER PELLETSOther special machinesNordson Corporation
Jul 10, 20252025/0222472POWDER SPRAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLChemical engineeringNordson Corporation
Jun 19, 20252025/0196422THROTTLE GROOVES AND CONTROL LOOP/METHOD TO ACHIEVE AN OPTIMIZED PRESSURE CONSTANT BACKFLUSH PROCEDURE OF THE SCREEN CAVITY OF A SCREEN CHANGER DURING BACKFLUSHOther special machinesNordson Corporation
Jun 12, 20252025/0187030IMPROVED FLUID DISPENSING PROCESS CONTROL USING MACHINE LEARNING AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING THE SAMEComputer technologyNordson Corporation
Jun 5, 20252025/0178023SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING ADHESIVE APPLICATIONSurface technology, coatingNordson Corporation
May 15, 20252025/0153214MANUAL VISCOUS LIQUID DISPENSING DEVICE HAVING A LOCKING MECHANISMSurface technology, coatingNordson Corporation
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Surface technology, coating 12 · Medical technology 11 · Other special machines 6 · Chemical engineering 2 · Computer technology 2 · Machine tools 2.

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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