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NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)

NYSE: NRG · Electric Services · Houston, TX · filing with the SEC since 1996
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

461 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 NRG Energy, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
461
437 utility, 23 design, 1 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
12
Against 7 in 2024 and 14 in 2023
Applications published
400
25 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
8
a subsidiary, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
'10'11'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
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
Control21
Digital communication20
IT methods for management16
Computer technology15
Audio-visual technology8
Thermal processes and apparatus5
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy4
Telecommunications2
Medical technology1
Other special machines1
Measurement1
Handling1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name8 counted
Vivint LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
441 granted
92 published
Vivint, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
298 published
APX Group, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
14 granted
0 published
NRG ENERGY, INC. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
4 granted
5 published
NRG Energy, Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
4 published
Direct Energy Business, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
ECOKAP POWER LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
STATION A, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Names not counted (2)
NEO Corporation
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in US. 1 granted and 2 published under it are not counted.
NEO Corporation
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 2 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 23, 202512,504,728Managing barrier and occupancy based home automation systemDigital communicationVivint LLC
Jul 8, 202512,353,178Selecting a level of autonomyComputer technologyVivint LLC
Jul 1, 202512,346,437Artificial intelligence deterrence techniques for security and automation systemsControlVivint LLC
Jun 3, 2025D1,078,122Lighting deviceVivint LLC
May 13, 202512,302,475Apparatus for lighting controlElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyVivint LLC
Mar 25, 202512,260,737Device configured to classify events and identify occupantsComputer technologyVivint LLC
Mar 11, 202512,248,892Techniques for lead information sharingIT methods for managementVivint LLC
Jan 28, 2025D1,059,457CameraVivint LLC
Jan 28, 202512,212,574Management of a smart home automation communityDigital communicationVivint LLC
Jan 28, 202512,211,357Techniques for intruder detectionControlVivint LLC
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Oct 16, 20252025/0322742DATA-ONLY CELL MODEMSControlVivint LLC
Oct 16, 20252025/0322706Integrated Deadbolt and Doorknob CoverControlVivint LLC
Oct 2, 20252025/0306551Selecting a Level of AutonomyComputer technologyVivint LLC
Sep 25, 20252025/0299545Door Lock Deter LightControlVivint LLC
Sep 18, 20252025/0294245Systems and Methods for an Indoor Camera That Triggers Based on Sound DetectionControlVivint LLC
Sep 11, 20252025/0286947APP-Based Event Type DetectionComputer technologyVivint LLC
Aug 21, 20252025/0267686Beacon Based Network Device ManagementDigital communicationVivint LLC
Aug 14, 20252025/0259445Systems and Methods of Image Data CurationComputer technologyVivint LLC
Aug 14, 20252025/0259263Systems and Methods of Combining Multiple ViewsComputer technologyVivint LLC
Aug 14, 20252025/0258470SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENERGY DISTRIBUTION CONTROL USING A DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMControlVivint LLC
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Control 18 · Computer technology 10 · Digital communication 3 · IT methods for management 2 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 1 · Civil engineering 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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