Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026
21,381 patents granted to the 18 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 Procter & Gamble Company’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
21,381
16,335 utility, 4,993 design, 32 reissue, 21 statutory invention registration, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
545
Against 697 in 2024 and 616 in 2023
Applications published
11,881
507 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
18
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
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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 technology624
Organic fine chemistry328
Basic materials chemistry296
Textile and paper machines205
Machine tools166
Handling158
Other special machines132
Other consumer goods73
Surface technology, coating70
Computer technology52
Chemical engineering32
Pharmaceuticals31
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name18 counted
The Procter & Gamble Company its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in SG)
17,244 granted
3,929 publishedThe Procter & Gamble Company its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CH)
0 granted
6,786 publishedThe Gillette Company LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2,656 granted
184 publishedThe Braun Corporation a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent. 183 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US, printed in GB)
1,429 granted
87 publishedThe Gillette Company LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
587 publishedBraun GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE. 78 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US, printed in IN)
0 granted
280 publishedNew Chapter, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
13 granted
12 publishedTambrands, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
22 granted
0 publishedRedmond Products, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
10 granted
0 publishedNew Chapter, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
7 publishedProcter & Gamble International Operations SA a subsidiary
CH, as the owner printed on each patent
3 granted
0 publishedProcter & Gamble International Operations SA a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CH. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
0 granted
3 publishedWalker & Co. Brands, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
1 publishedProof Company, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 publishedWalker & Co. Brands, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
2 publishedArbora & Ausonia, S.L.U. a subsidiary
ES, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 publishedPROOF COMPANY, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 publishedTula Life, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (7)
Rosemount LLC
Also listed as a subsidiary by EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 1,061 granted and 247 published under it are not counted.
Rosemount LLC
Also listed as a subsidiary by EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 0 granted and 325 published under it are not counted.
The Gillette Company LLC
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 93 published under it are not counted.
Braun GmbH
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Procter & Gamble Business Services Canada Company
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in CA. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
The Gillette Company LLC
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
P&G K.K.
Only generic words.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | D1,108,024 | Jar for a cosmetic composition | | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 30, 2025 | D1,107,795 | Oral care composition dispenser | | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 30, 2025 | D1,107,549 | Absorbent article package | | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,509,649 | Methods and apparatuses for automatic dishwashing chemical distribution | Handling | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,509,648 | Methods and apparatuses for automatic dishwashing chemical distribution | Handling | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,509,643 | Pro-benefit-agent compounds with carbon/nitrogen bonds | Basic materials chemistry | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,509,363 | Method to remove chemical contaminants | Environmental technology | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,509,283 | Cap of a package suitable for storing personal health care products | Handling | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,508,761 | Laminate webs and absorbent articles having the same | Other special machines | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12,508,339 | Method of delivering a volatile composition into the air | Medical technology | The Procter & Gamble Company |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0388838 | PROCESS OF MAKING A WATER-SOLUBLE DETERGENT UNIT DOSE ARTICLE | Handling | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0388836 | FABRIC AND HOME CARE COMPOSITION | Basic materials chemistry | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0388834 | CLEANING COMPOSITION | Basic materials chemistry | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0388833 | CLEANING PRODUCT | Basic materials chemistry | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0388832 | LIQUID HAND DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION | Basic materials chemistry | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0388387 | SANITARY TISSUE PRODUCT PACKAGES CONVEYING SUSTAINABILITY | Textile and paper machines | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0387316 | ANTIPERSPIRANT AND DEODORANT COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASED SKIN LUBRICITY | Organic fine chemistry | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0387277 | PACKAGES FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLES | Handling | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0387276 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING A MULTI-LAYER CUSHION LAYER | Medical technology | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 2025/0382554 | WATER-SOLUBLE UNIT DOSE ARTICLE COMPRISING A CONCENTRATED DETERGENT COMPOSITION | Basic materials chemistry | The Procter & Gamble Company |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Medical technology 292 · Basic materials chemistry 232 · Organic fine chemistry 151 · Machine tools 92 · Handling 89 · Textile and paper machines 61.
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.