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Trimble Inc. (TRMB)

Nasdaq: TRMB · Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC · Westminster, CO · 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

1,595 patents granted to the 15 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 Trimble Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
1,595
1,532 utility, 59 design, 4 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
27
Against 24 in 2024 and 33 in 2023
Applications published
698
30 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
15
a former name, 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
Measurement73
Computer technology27
Control11
Telecommunications6
Audio-visual technology4
Transport4
Civil engineering3
Digital communication3
Other special machines3
IT methods for management2
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy1
Optics1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name15 counted
Trimble Navigation Limited a former name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1,190 granted
293 published
Trimble Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
329 granted
92 published
Trimble Navigation Limited a former name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
133 published
Trimble Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 38 more under the same name are not counted (printed in SE)
0 granted
123 published
Trimble Jena GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
57 granted
25 published
Trimble Jena GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
18 published
Trimble Nantes S.A.S. a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
5 granted
3 published
Applanix Corporation a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent
6 granted
1 published
Trimble Germany GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
4 granted
3 published
Trimble Transportation Enterprise Solutions, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
2 published
Mensi a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
1 published
Trimble Nantes S.A.S. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in FR
0 granted
2 published
AZTECA SYSTEMS, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Mensi, S.A. a subsidiary
FR, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Trimble Europe B.V. a subsidiary
NL, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (3)
TRIMBLE INC.
Most of its patents print SE; this name counts in US. 76 granted and 24 published under it are not counted.
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD /CA/
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 6 published under it are not counted.
Viewpoint Software Pty Ltd
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in AU. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 23, 202512,505,675Automatic optimization of obstacle detectionMeasurementTrimble Inc.
Dec 16, 202512,497,759Visual indication system for mobile machinesTransportTrimble Inc.
Dec 2, 202512,487,098Optical map data aggregation and feedback in a construction environmentMeasurementTrimble Inc.
Nov 18, 202512,476,844Hybrid mesh networking systemDigital communicationTrimble Inc.
Nov 11, 202512,468,307Determination of task area boundaries during driver-assisted construction vehicle operationControlTrimble Inc.
Oct 7, 202512,436,534Fusing obstacle data for autonomous vehiclesMeasurementTrimble Inc.
Sep 23, 202512,424,748Filtered dual-band patch antennaTelecommunicationsTrimble Inc.
Sep 9, 202512,411,014Specific traversal plan from general plan and actual traversal of latticeControlTrimble Inc.
Aug 19, 202512,394,905Donut-shaped connection pad for patch antennaTelecommunicationsTrimble Inc.
Jul 29, 202512,374,797Patch antenna with ground wellTelecommunicationsTrimble Inc.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 11, 20252025/0379362FILTERED DUAL-BAND PATCH ANTENNATelecommunicationsTrimble Inc.
Nov 20, 20252025/0354809SURVEYING POLEMeasurementTrimble Inc.
Nov 13, 20252025/0349085CAPTURE AND DISPLAY OF POINT CLOUDS USING AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICEComputer technologyTrimble Inc.
Nov 13, 20252025/0349084AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE OPERATION WITH ROBOTIC TOTAL STATIONComputer technologyTrimble Inc.
Oct 16, 20252025/0323419PATCH ANTENNA WITH GROUND WELLTelecommunicationsTrimble Inc.
Oct 16, 20252025/0321339MULTI-STAGED PIPELINED GNSS RECEIVERMeasurementTrimble Inc.
Oct 2, 20252025/0305824METHOD OF CALIBRATION OF A TOTAL STATION AND TOTAL STATION THEREOFMeasurementTrimble Inc.
Sep 18, 20252025/0290298CONSTRUCTION SITE ORCHESTRATION USING DYNAMIC COMPUTER VISIONCivil engineeringTrimble Inc.
Aug 28, 20252025/0274718RESOLUTION AGNOSTIC GATE DETECTION METHOD USING TEMPORALLY-SPACED GPS PINGSMeasurementTrimble Inc.
Aug 28, 20252025/0271264SURVEYING POLE WITH COMPENSATED TILT MEASUREMENT AND METHOD IMPLEMENTED IN A SURVEYING POLEMeasurementTrimble Europe B.V.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Measurement 40 · Computer technology 11 · Control 6 · Telecommunications 5 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 3 · Transport 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.

SI Assistanton TRMB · research, not advice