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United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)

NYSE: UPS · Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) · Atlanta, GA · filing with the SEC since 1999
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

916 patents granted to the 9 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 United Parcel Service, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
916
907 utility, 8 design, 1 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
45
Against 47 in 2024 and 56 in 2023
Applications published
940
34 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
9
a subsidiary, its own name
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
IT methods for management77
Computer technology49
Transport30
Digital communication21
Handling19
Control12
Chemical engineering7
Measurement4
Civil engineering1
Furniture, games1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name9 counted
United Parcel Service of America, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
909 granted
378 published
United Parcel Service of America, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
552 published
United Parcel Service, Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
3 granted
4 published
UPS, Inc. a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
2 published
Roadie, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
1 published
Roadie, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
2 published
Marken Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
United Parcel Service General Services Co. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
United Parcel Service, Inc its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,511,607Reader device technology for determining that an asset is loaded to the assigned logistics vehicleComputer technologyUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Dec 30, 202512,511,606Wearable reader device technology for guiding a user to load an asset in an assigned logistics vehicleComputer technologyUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Dec 9, 202512,493,854Locating, identifying, and shifting objects in automated or semi-automated fashion including during transitComputer technologyUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Dec 9, 202512,492,099Methods and systems for delivering or accepting a parcel at a rooftop via an aerial vehicleTransportUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Nov 18, 202512,475,427Computer applications that determine a parcel position errorIT methods for managementUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Oct 28, 202512,455,894Asychronous document chartsComputer technologyUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Oct 21, 202512,451,550Payload container with power supply for unmanned systemsTransportUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Oct 21, 202512,450,531Intelligent user interface and application for operations managementIT methods for managementUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Oct 14, 202512,443,914Biometric authentication to facilitate shipment processingDigital communicationUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Sep 16, 202512,417,427Enforcing data consistency in a transportation networkDigital communicationUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Nov 13, 20252025/0346438SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR LOADING, ROTATING, AND TRANSFERRING OBJECTS IN AN AUTOMATED OR SEMI-AUTOMATED FASHIONHandlingUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Nov 6, 20252025/0343313LOCKING MECHANISM AND CONTAINER FOR DELIVERING ITEMSTransportUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Oct 30, 20252025/0337506LOCATION SENSING TECHNOLOGY FOR DETECTING ASSET LOCATIONDigital communicationUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Oct 2, 20252025/0307588SECURITY SCHEME FOR IDENTIFICATION TAGSComputer technologyUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Sep 25, 20252025/0298999DETECTING EQUIPMENT STATE VIA TAG-READER MODULATIONSDigital communicationUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Sep 18, 20252025/0292263INTELLIGENT PROCESSING OF RETURNSIT methods for managementUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Sep 18, 20252025/0289272MOBILE CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTTransportUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Sep 4, 20252025/0276792PARCEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS USING RAIL SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLESTransportUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Aug 7, 20252025/0252391MACHINE VISION SYSTEM FOR ADVANCEMENT OF TRAILER LOADING/UNLOADING VISIBILITYComputer technologyUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Jul 24, 20252025/0236478LOADING OBJECTS INTO A STORAGE AREA IN AN AUTOMATED OR SEMI-AUTOMATED MANNERHandlingUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Computer technology 24 · Transport 15 · Handling 11 · IT methods for management 8 · Digital communication 5 · Control 3.

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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