Xylem Inc (XYL)
NYSE: XYL · Pumps & Pumping Equipment · Washington, DC · filing with the SEC since 2011
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Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026742 patents granted to the 48 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 Xylem Inc’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
742
689 utility, 52 design, 1 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
41
Against 53 in 2024 and 53 in 2023
Applications published
722
35 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
48
a subsidiary, its holding company
By yearGrantedApplications published
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
Environmental technology69
Chemical engineering45
Measurement39
Engines, pumps, turbines27
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy13
Mechanical elements8
Surface technology, coating7
Audio-visual technology5
Medical technology5
Control4
Digital communication4
Thermal processes and apparatus4
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name48 counted
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
171 published
Evoqua Water Technologies LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
109 published
Sensus Spectrum, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IE)
14 published
Xylem IP Holdings, LLC its holding company
US, as the owner printed on each patent; a holding company under the name Xylem Inc.
23 published
Xylem Europe GmbH a subsidiary
CH, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in LU, printed in GB)
39 published
FLOW CONTROL LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
12 published
FLUID HANDLING LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IL)
6 published
Sensus Spectrum, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
56 published
Fluid Handling LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IL)
53 published
YSI, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
13 published
SENSUS USA INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
20 published
FLOW CONTROL LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
39 published
Xylem Water Solutions Zelienople LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
10 published
SENTEC LTD a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent. 21 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CH, printed in US, printed in JP)
12 published
Neptune Benson, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 3 more under the same name are not counted (printed in GB)
9 published
PURE TECHNOLOGIES LTD a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent
2 published
Enviromix, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
6 published
Xylem Water Solutions Zelienople LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
17 published
Evoqua Water Technologies Pte. Ltd. a subsidiary
SG, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
PURE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CA
15 published
MULTITRODE PTY LTD. a subsidiary
AU, as the owner printed on each patent
5 published
SENTEC LTD a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in GB. 12 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CH, printed in NO, printed in SG)
14 published
ENVIROMIX, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
12 published
YSI, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
12 published
XYLEM IP HOLDINGS LLC its holding company
named as the applicant on its applications, in US; a holding company under the name Xylem Inc.
10 published
Xylem Water Solutions U.S.A., Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 published
Neptune-Benson, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
7 published
Evoqua Water Technologies Canada Ltd. a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent
4 published
Sensus USA, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
6 published
Xylem Europe GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CH
6 published
Xylem Water Solutions Herford GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
2 published
Xylem Water Solutions U.S.A., Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
6 published
Pure Technologies U.S. Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CA)
0 published
Xylem Vue Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
CMS Research Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Smith-Blair, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
XYLEM WATER SOLUTIONS HERFORD GMBH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
2 published
MULTITRODE PTY LTD. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in AU
1 published
PUREHM INC. a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Pure Technologies U.S. Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
PureHM Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CA
1 published
Sentec Limited, A Great Britain corporation a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
Vacom Systems, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Vacom Systems, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
XYLEM ANALYTICS GERMANY GMBH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Xylem Dewatering Solutions, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
Xylem IP UK S. A R. L. a subsidiary
LU, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Xylem Vue Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
1 published
Names not counted (5)
IMT B.V.
Most of its patents print KR; this name counts in NL. 8 granted and 8 published under it are not counted.
IMT B.V.
Most of its patents print KR; this name counts in NL. 0 granted and 8 published under it are not counted.
Sentec Limited
Most of its patents print NO; this name counts in GB. 2 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
IMT B.V.
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in NL. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
IMT B.V.
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
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What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Environmental technology 29 · Chemical engineering 15 · Measurement 12 · Engines, pumps, turbines 5 · Surface technology, coating 5 · Mechanical elements 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.