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Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA)

Nasdaq: ZBRA · General Industrial Machinery & Equipment · Lincolnshire, IL · filing with the SEC since 1995
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

3,569 patents granted to the 8 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 Zebra Technologies Corporation’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
3,569
3,176 utility, 382 design, 11 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
251
Against 192 in 2024 and 188 in 2023
Applications published
2,218
159 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
8
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
Computer technology429
Digital communication64
Audio-visual technology46
Textile and paper machines45
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy43
Measurement41
Control26
Handling24
Telecommunications22
Optics18
IT methods for management16
Other consumer goods5
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name8 counted
Symbol Technologies, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in DE)
2,327 granted
829 published
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in GB)
938 granted
28 published
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 6 more under the same name are not counted (printed in IL)
0 granted
960 published
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
282 published
Elo Touch Solutions, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
197 granted
79 published
TELXON CORPORATION a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
107 granted
3 published
Elo Touch Solutions, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
30 published
Symbol Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
7 published
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 2025D1,107,719Stand with displaysElo Touch Solutions, Inc.
Dec 30, 202512,512,686Systems and methods for alerting users to device low battery statesElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 30, 202512,511,512Verification of RFID activation using activatable inlayComputer technologyZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 30, 202512,511,019Systems and methods for facilitating selection of tools for machine vision jobsComputer technologyZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 30, 202512,511,0045-wire resistive touchscreens with metal electrodesComputer technologyElo Touch Solutions, Inc.
Dec 30, 202512,508,818Mitigation of inductive discharge transients in printheadsTextile and paper machinesZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 23, 2025D1,107,031Stand with displayElo Touch Solutions, Inc.
Dec 23, 202512,506,946Machine vision device with switchable direct and diffused illuminationAudio-visual technologyZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 23, 202512,506,515Adaptive biasing procedure to increase auxiliary PA efficiency for an integrated echo cancellerTelecommunicationsZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 23, 202512,505,324Illumination system to improve scanner performance in dark environmentsComputer technologyZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 25, 20252025/0392884Systems and Methods for Automated Identification of Misplaced TagsComputer technologyZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 25, 20252025/0392088Floating Electrical ConnectorElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 25, 20252025/0390692Barcode with Built-in Chemical IndicatorsComputer technologyZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 25, 20252025/0389936Optical Arrangement for Small Size Wide Angle Auto Focus Imaging Lens for High Resolution SensorsOpticsZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 11, 20252025/0379620Automated Control of External Antennas for Docked Computing DevicesTelecommunicationsZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 11, 20252025/0378672Effectively Handling Mirrored Objects in An ImageComputer technologyZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 11, 20252025/0378431Weigh Platter with Power StorageMeasurementZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 11, 20252025/0378430Scanning Session Monitor for Indicia Decoding DevicesComputer technologyZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 11, 20252025/0378290Cordless Top Down ReaderComputer technologyZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Dec 11, 20252025/0378287System and Method of Calibrating Health of Off-Platter Detector Using Integrated Weigh PlatterComputer technologyZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Computer technology 194 · Digital communication 43 · Control 30 · Textile and paper machines 28 · Telecommunications 18 · Handling 18.

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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