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The J.M. Smucker Company (SJM)

NYSE: SJM · Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies · Orrville, 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

161 patents granted to the 11 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 J.M. Smucker Company’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
161
86 design, 75 utility, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
3
Against 4 in 2024 and 7 in 2023
Applications published
66
1 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
11
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
Food chemistry7
Handling2
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name11 counted
THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
72 granted
11 published
THE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
37 granted
13 published
BIG HEART PET, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
35 granted
11 published
Big Heart Pet Brands a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
10 granted
4 published
The Folgers Coffee Company a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
7 granted
4 published
The J.M. Smucker Company, an Ohio corporation its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
10 published
The Folger Coffee Company a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
5 published
Big Heart Pet Brands a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
3 published
BIG HEART PET, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
2 published
The J.M. Smucker Company its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
2 published
The J.M. Smucker Company, a corporation of Ohio its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Nov 25, 202512,478,076Coffee composition and items made therefromFood chemistryTHE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY
Nov 11, 2025D1,101,559PackageBIG HEART PET, INC.
Sep 2, 2025D1,091,312BottleTHE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY
Jul 9, 2024D1,033,794Pet treatBIG HEART PET, INC.
Apr 23, 2024D1,023,787ContainerBIG HEART PET, INC.
Feb 20, 202411,903,395Coffee composition and items made therefromFood chemistryTHE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY
Feb 13, 202411,896,025Coffee composition and items made therefromFood chemistryTHE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY
Dec 26, 202311,851,246Collapsible containerHandlingBIG HEART PET, INC.
Sep 19, 2023D999,016LidTHE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY
May 30, 2023D987,437CanisterTHE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Oct 30, 20252025/0331538MALLEABLE CONSUMABLE PRODUCT FOR ANIMALS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOFFood chemistryBIG HEART PET, INC.
Jun 6, 20242024/0180186COFFEE COMPOSITION AND ITEMS MADE THEREFROMFood chemistryTHE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY · patent 12,478,076 granted from it
Dec 7, 20232023/0389565SHELF-STABLE LIQUID COFFEE ADDITIVEFood chemistryTHE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY
Aug 10, 20232023/0248049DUAL TEXTURED ANIMAL FOOD PRODUCT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOFFood chemistryBIG HEART PET, INC.
Jun 17, 20212021/0177009FILAMENTS MADE FROM MILK PROTEINFood chemistryBIG HEART PET, INC.
Mar 4, 20212021/0059293DUAL TEXTURED ANIMAL FOOD PRODUCT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOFFood chemistryBIG HEART PET, INC. · patent 11,653,690 granted from it
Feb 18, 20212021/0045403METHODS FOR REDUCING NEGATIVE FLAVOR ATTRIBUTES IN COFFEE AND COMPOSITIONS THEREFROMFood chemistryTHE FOLGER COFFEE COMPANY · patent 11,547,123 granted from it
Jan 28, 20212021/0024268PACKAGE FOR IRREGULAR SHAPED OBJECTSHandlingBIG HEART PET, INC. · patent 11,649,100 granted from it
Jul 30, 20202020/0239221CONTAINER FOR TACTILE INTERACTION WITH FOODHandlingBIG HEART PET, INC.
Jul 30, 20202020/0239196COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINERHandlingBIG HEART PET, INC. · patent 11,851,246 granted from it
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Food chemistry 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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