NIO Inc. (NIO)
NYSE: NIO · Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies · Shanghai · filing with the SEC since 2018
Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026397 patents granted to the 8 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 NIO Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
397
335 utility, 62 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
58
Against 75 in 2024 and 40 in 2023
Applications published
385
8 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
8
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
Transport69
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy27
Computer technology17
Measurement17
Digital communication8
Control7
Mechanical elements6
Audio-visual technology6
Chemical engineering2
Engines, pumps, turbines1
Machine tools1
IT methods for management1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name8 counted
NIO USA, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
20 published
NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
21 published
NIO USA, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
165 published
NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in TW)
158 published
Anhui NIO Autonomous Driving Technology Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
14 published
XPT EDS (Hefei) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
7 published
XPT EDS (Hefei) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Anhui NIO Autonomous Driving Technology Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Names not counted (6)
Nio Nextev Limited
Most of its patents print CN; this name counts in HK. 91 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Nio Nextev Limited
Most of its patents print CN; this name counts in HK. 0 granted and 39 published under it are not counted.
NIO Inc.
Most of its patents print CN; this name counts in KY. 0 granted and 24 published under it are not counted.
NIO Inc.
Most of its patents print CN; this name counts in KY. 22 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
GeniTech Co., Ltd.
Most of its patents print KR; this name counts in CN. 12 granted and 5 published under it are not counted.
GeniTech Co., Ltd.
Most of its patents print KR; this name counts in CN. 0 granted and 2 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | D1,105,527 | Vehicle light | NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD | |
| Dec 2, 2025 | D1,104,311 | Vehicle light | NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD | |
| Nov 18, 2025 | D1,102,344 | Vehicle wheel rim | NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD | |
| Nov 18, 2025 | D1,102,343 | Vehicle wheel rim | NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD | |
| Nov 18, 2025 | D1,102,342 | Vehicle wheel rim | NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD | |
| Nov 18, 2025 | D1,102,341 | Vehicle wheel rim | NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD | |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 12,457,709 | Thermal transfer device for electronic processors | Audio-visual technology | NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD |
| Oct 21, 2025 | D1,099,055 | Power semiconductor module | XPT EDS (Hefei) Co., Ltd. | |
| Oct 14, 2025 | D1,098,011 | Home charging pile kit | NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD | |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 12,445,295 | Systems and methods of securing vehicle services from denial-of-service attacks using dynamic signature | Digital communication | NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Transport 7 · Computer technology 5 · Measurement 4 · Audio-visual technology 3 · Digital communication 3 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 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.