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The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)

NYSE: SHW · Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply · Cleveland, OH · filing with the SEC since 1994
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

731 patents granted to the 13 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 The Sherwin-Williams Company’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
731
619 utility, 112 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
61
Against 50 in 2024 and 52 in 2023
Applications published
536
54 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
13
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
Basic materials chemistry71
Macromolecular chemistry, polymers43
Handling27
Surface technology, coating18
Computer technology7
Machine tools7
Chemical engineering7
Other consumer goods6
Textile and paper machines3
Other special machines2
Telecommunications1
Semiconductors1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name13 counted
The Sherwin-Williams Company its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
493 granted
150 published
SWIMC LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
271 published
SWIMC LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
218 granted
40 published
The Sherwin-Williams Company its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
54 published
ICA S.P.A. a subsidiary
IT, as the owner printed on each patent
17 granted
1 published
ICA S.P.A. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in IT
0 granted
14 published
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COATINGS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
2 published
Valspar B.V. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in NL. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
0 granted
2 published
Inver S.p.A. a subsidiary
IT, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
OSKAR NOLTE GMBH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
1 published
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS (GUANGDONG) NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Sherwin-Williams (Guangdong) New Material Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
0 granted
1 published
The Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Company a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Names not counted (4)
Valspar B.V.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in NL. 42 granted and 7 published under it are not counted.
EPS B.V.
Most of its patents print DE; this name counts in NL. 1 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
EPS B.V.
Most of its patents print KR; this name counts in NL. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
EPS B.V.
Most of its patents print FR; this name counts in NL. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 9, 202512,492,066Paint dispensing method and apparatusHandlingSWIMC LLC
Dec 9, 202512,491,535Bent paint roller with magnetic shieldSurface technology, coatingSWIMC LLC
Nov 25, 202512,480,018Unsaturated resins and coating compositions therefromBasic materials chemistrySWIMC LLC
Nov 25, 202512,480,008Easy-clean coating compositions with additives having zwitterionic moietiesBasic materials chemistrySWIMC LLC
Nov 25, 202512,480,002Direct-to-metal coating compositionBasic materials chemistrySWIMC LLC
Nov 18, 202512,473,439Paint tinting adjuvant with siccative for liquid colorant systemMacromolecular chemistry, polymersSWIMC LLC
Nov 18, 202512,472,530Automated two-component resin mixing and dispensing systemChemical engineeringSWIMC LLC
Nov 11, 202512,466,973Packaging coating containing water-dispersible acrylic block copolymerHandlingSWIMC LLC
Nov 4, 202512,460,104Two-component waterborne polyurethane coating composition and low gloss coating formed therefromMacromolecular chemistry, polymersSHERWIN-WILLIAMS (GUANGDONG) NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD.
Nov 4, 202512,460,103Coating compositions including a polyester, articles, and methods of coatingMacromolecular chemistry, polymersSWIMC LLC
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 25, 20252025/0388768PAINT TINTING ADJUVANT WITH SICCATIVE FOR LIQUID COLORANT SYSTEMMacromolecular chemistry, polymersSWIMC LLC
Dec 25, 20252025/0388718COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS WITH POLYFUNCTIONAL CARBAMATE SALTMacromolecular chemistry, polymersSWIMC LLC
Dec 18, 20252025/0382491AQUEOUS TOPCOAT COMPOSITION FOR DECORATIVE-FINISH FILMSMacromolecular chemistry, polymersOSKAR NOLTE GMBH
Dec 18, 20252025/0382471HYBRID EPOXY-POLYSILOXANE ETCH PRIMER AND COATINGS SYSTEMS FORMED THEREFROMBasic materials chemistrySWIMC LLC
Dec 4, 20252025/0368832HYBRID NON-ISOCYANATE POLYURETHANE-EPOXY WATERBORNE PRIMER AND COATINGS SYSTEM FORMED THEREFROMBasic materials chemistrySWIMC LLC
Dec 4, 20252025/0368831HYBRID POLYURETHANE-EPOXY WATERBORNE PRIMER AND COATINGS SYSTEM FORMED THEREFROMBasic materials chemistrySWIMC LLC
Dec 4, 20252025/0368772LIQUID EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION USEFUL FOR MAKING POLYMERSMacromolecular chemistry, polymersSWIMC LLC
Dec 4, 20252025/0368497SOLVENT-BORNE PAINTS AND STAINS TINTABLE WITH WATER-ONLY COLORANTSBasic materials chemistrySWIMC LLC
Nov 27, 20252025/0361408COATING SYSTEM AND COATED ARTICLEBasic materials chemistrySherwin-Williams (Guangdong) New Material Co., Ltd.
Nov 27, 20252025/0361346STYRENE-FREE COPOLYMERS AND COATING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SUCH COPOLYMERSMacromolecular chemistry, polymersSWIMC LLC
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Basic materials chemistry 49 · Macromolecular chemistry, polymers 25 · Surface technology, coating 10 · Other consumer goods 6 · Handling 6 · Chemical engineering 4.

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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