Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026
775 patents granted to the 4 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 Universal Electronics Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
775
749 utility, 24 design, 2 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
55
Against 58 in 2024 and 78 in 2023
Applications published
810
45 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
4
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
Digital communication129
Computer technology38
Control36
Telecommunications30
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy17
IT methods for management8
Thermal processes and apparatus6
Mechanical elements5
Measurement4
Medical technology2
Civil engineering2
Semiconductors2
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name4 counted
Universal Electronics Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
272 publishedUniversal Electronics Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in ZA)
390 publishedECOLINK INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
12 publishedEcolink Intelligent Technology, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
136 publishedNames not counted (1)
UEI Electronics Pte. Ltd.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in IN. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
| Granted | Patent | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | 12,501,101 | Controlling device configurable to enable selection of one or more services | Digital communication | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 12,501,098 | Systems, methods and apparatus for interacting with a security system using a television remote control | Digital communication | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 12,498,794 | System and method for multi-mode command input | Computer technology | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 12,498,779 | Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in a hardware token reader | Computer technology | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 12,498,690 | System and method for configuration of macro commands in a controlling device | Telecommunications | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 12,488,370 | Configuring an electronic device based on a transaction | Digital communication | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Nov 25, 2025 | 12,483,982 | Wireless sensor transmission method and apparatus | Digital communication | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 12,475,779 | System and method for facilitating appliance control via a smart device | Telecommunications | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 12,475,769 | Smart security barrier sensor | Control | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 12,475,484 | Systems and methods for using an identifier to capture information about a user experience associated with a media access device | IT methods for management | Universal Electronics Inc. |
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | 2025/0384764 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING USER INTERACTIONS WITH A UNIVERSAL CONTROLLING DEVICE | Telecommunications | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 2025/0377681 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ENERGY DEVICE AND SYSTEM STATUS | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 2025/0377125 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ASSOCIATING A THERMOSTAT WITH A LOCATION | Thermal processes and apparatus | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 2025/0371971 | STATUS ALERT SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS | Control | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 2025/0349206 | DIY MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD | Control | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 2025/0343977 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SELF ADAPTIVE MULTI-USER PROGRAM GUIDE | Digital communication | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 2025/0336284 | TEMPORARY SECURITY BYPASS METHOD AND APPARATUS | Control | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 2025/0322744 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICE ACTUATED CONFIGURATION OF A CONTROLLING DEVICE | Telecommunications | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Oct 9, 2025 | 2025/0314393 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING HVAC CYCLING | Thermal processes and apparatus | Universal Electronics Inc. |
| Oct 2, 2025 | 2025/0305347 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MOVABLE BARRIER SYSTEM | Civil engineering | Universal Electronics Inc. |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Digital communication 37 · Control 14 · Computer technology 12 · Thermal processes and apparatus 7 · Telecommunications 7 · IT methods for management 6.
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.