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United States · group structure from the OneTwelve entity map

Thirty years of General Electric (GE) patent ownership, fully traced.

OneTwelve’s Multi-Factor Intelligence Tools untangle decades of assignments, mergers, spin-offs and renames into one crystal-clear picture — and every step links back to the recorded USPTO document behind it.

30,781
plus 44,090 pending applications
U.S. patents held today by the GE group
23,293
GE now operates as GE Aerospace; GE HealthCare and GE Vernova are separate companies
In GE’s own name
4,117
all recorded assignments
Patents & applications acquired from outside the group
22,493
all recorded assignments
Patents & applications transferred out of the group

Recorded USPTO assignments since 1990. 62,790 inventor-to-employer assignments are counted separately and not shown as moves.

2026ACQUIREDWITHIN GROUPTRANSFERRED1995200020052010201520202025SABIC InnovativeGE InfrastructureHaier USBaker HughesGE WindBl TechnologiesAir Products
AS OF 2026
60
Moves
1,515
In
19,561
Out
407
In group

Drag across the chart to zoom into any period · click a move for its recorded evidence · ← → to step through moves

Where the patents went

Band width = patents in the recorded move. Press play to scan through the years. Click a band.

The biggest recorded moves · 14 of 58

ACQUIREDTRANSFERRED OUTWITHIN THE GE GROUPNo acquisitions recorded in these yearsNo transfers out in these yearsGE Wind482 patents · 2005Crompton313 patents · 2003GE Medical221 patents · 2004General Electric138 patents · 2016Advanced Ceramics60 patents · 2003Smiths Group54 patents · 2007GE Infrastructure5,671 patents · 2023SABIC Innovative2,728 patents · 2008Haier US1,683 patents · 2016GE Global1,532 patents · 2018GE Intellectual948 patents · 2024Concept Laser (rename)178 patents · 2020General Electric129 patents · 2009Unison Industries (rename)60 patents · 2003GeneralElectricgroupAS OF2026
Transferred out

2008-01-16 → 2011-03-03

2,728 patents transferred to SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.

13 recorded documents

The path, as recorded

Steps after SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V are its own later recorded transfers, which can include patents it already held.

  1. 1General Electric CompanyGE group
  2. 2SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.2,728 patents · 2008
  3. 3SABIC Global Technologies B.V.renamed · 1,737 patents · 2014
  4. 4SABIC Global Technologies IP B.V.renamed · 45 patents · 2016
  5. 5Shpp Global Technologies B.V.later transfer recorded by the recipient · 1,129 patents · 2020

Recorded assignments · USPTO reel/frame

  • 20820/5782008-04-14
    ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST750 patents
  • 20985/5512008-05-01
    ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST978 patents
  • 21311/2592008-07-30
    ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST973 patents

Patents moved per year · click a year to zoom

Bar height on a square-root scale. Exact recorded totals per year, all assignments (not only the moves shown).

Group membership today · entity map

  • GE HealthCare TechnologiesSeparate ultimate owner (GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.)
  • GE VernovaSeparate ultimate owner (GE VERNOVA INC.)
  • Baker HughesSeparate ultimate owner (Baker Hughes Co)

Where this comes from

OneTwelve ownership graph, as of 2026-09-28. Recorded USPTO assignments (ownership transfers, mergers and name changes; security interests, releases and inventor assignments excluded). Patent counts sum the properties on the recorded documents. Group membership per the OneTwelve entity map; joined-the-group dates come from corporate registry records and reviewed disclosures. Moves of 40+ patents are shown; inventor-to-employer assignments are excluded. Recorded assignments show where patents moved; on their own they do not prove the business reason for a move. Story captions are generated from the recorded moves.

General Electric (GE) patent ownership history: the recorded moves

Between 1995 and 2024, recorded USPTO assignments show the GE group acquiring 4,117 patents and applications from outside the group and transferring 22,493 out of it. 58 moves of 40 or more patents are traced here, each tied to the recorded document behind it. Today the group holds 30,781 U.S. patents and 44,090 pending applications.

Largest transfers out: GE Infrastructure Technology LLC (5,671 patents, 2023); SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V (2,728 patents, 2008); Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc (1,683 patents, 2016).

Largest acquisitions: GE Wind Energy GmbH (482 patents, 2005); Crompton Corporation (313 patents, 2003); GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC (221 patents, 2004).

All 60 recorded moves, by year

2024

  • 948 patents transferred to GE Intellectual Property Licensing, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 70636/815, recorded 2025-03-26

2023

  • 281 patents transferred to Lm Wind Power US Technology Aps · USPTO reel/frame 65531/160, recorded 2023-11-09
  • 5,671 patents transferred to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC · USPTO reel/frame 65727/1, recorded 2023-11-17
  • 339 patents transferred to GE Digital Holdings LLC · USPTO reel/frame 65612/85, recorded 2023-11-17
  • 138 patents transferred to GE Grid Solutions LLC · USPTO reel/frame 66000/694, recorded 2023-12-14

2020

  • 178 patents re-recorded as Concept Laser GmbH · USPTO reel/frame 52048/799, recorded 2020-02-28
  • 59 patents transferred to GE Precision Healthcare LLC · USPTO reel/frame 52381/908, recorded 2020-04-13
  • 175 patents transferred to Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC · USPTO reel/frame 52648/1, recorded 2020-05-13
  • 87 patents transferred to GE Healthcare Uk Limited · USPTO reel/frame 53981/329, recorded 2020-10-05
  • 49 patents transferred to Consumer Lighting, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 54336/768, recorded 2020-11-11
  • 96 patents transferred to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 54912/1, recorded 2020-11-12

2019

  • 138 patents transferred to Ai Alpine US Bidco LLC · USPTO reel/frame 48489/1, recorded 2019-03-03
  • 328 patents transferred to Current Lighting Solutions, LLC F/k/a GE Lighting Solutions, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 48791/1, recorded 2019-04-03
  • 305 patents transferred to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 51707/737, recorded 2020-01-27
  • 82 patents transferred to Nuovo Pignone Technologie S.R.L · USPTO reel/frame 49755/535, recorded 2019-07-15
  • 85 patents transferred to Cummins Enterprise LLC · USPTO reel/frame 49868/506, recorded 2019-07-25
  • Alstom Renewable Vietnam Limited joined the GE group

2018

  • 82 patents transferred to Stryker European Holdings I, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 46020/621, recorded 2018-04-25
  • 706 patents transferred to ABB Schweiz AG · USPTO reel/frame 48691/568, recorded 2019-03-25
  • 1,532 patents transferred to GE Global Sourcing LLC · USPTO reel/frame 47736/140, recorded 2018-12-06
  • 914 patents transferred to Baker Hughes, A GE Company, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 51699/290, recorded 2020-01-26

2017

  • 48 patents transferred to General Electric Technology GmbH · USPTO reel/frame 41117/289, recorded 2017-01-30
  • 388 patents transferred to Bl Technologies, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 47017/793, recorded 2018-10-01

2016

  • 50 patents transferred to Alstom Transport Technologies · USPTO reel/frame 37883/719, recorded 2016-02-23
  • 262 patents transferred to BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. · USPTO reel/frame 38439/315, recorded 2016-04-15
  • 1,683 patents transferred to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 38965/81, recorded 2016-06-13
  • General Electric Capital Corporation, As Administrative Agent merged into General Electric Company, Administrative Agent As Successor By Merger: 138 patents · USPTO reel/frame 40054/179, recorded 2016-09-15

2015

  • 79 patents transferred to Mrh Meters LLC · USPTO reel/frame 37398/877, recorded 2015-12-30

2014

  • 318 patents transferred to Bha Altair, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 31911/797, recorded 2014-01-03
  • 102 patents transferred to GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Limited · USPTO reel/frame 32030/222, recorded 2014-01-23
  • 40 patents re-recorded as Lufkin Industries, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 32166/573, recorded 2014-02-06
  • 51 patents transferred to Carefusion Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 32198/468, recorded 2014-02-11

2013

  • Lufkin Industries Inc. joined the GE group
  • 63 patents transferred to First Solar Malaysia Sdn.bhd · USPTO reel/frame 31581/457, recorded 2013-11-05
  • 100 patents transferred to Amphenol Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 31842/49, recorded 2013-12-23

2012

  • 50 patents acquired from GE Power Electronics, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 28316/284, recorded 2012-06-04

2011

  • 48 patents acquired from GE Healthcare Japan Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 25717/394, recorded 2011-01-28

2010

  • 53 patents transferred to Nbc Universal, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 23728/310, recorded 2010-01-04
  • 49 patents transferred to Progress Rail Services Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 24096/312, recorded 2010-03-08

2009

  • 83 patents transferred to Regal-Beloit Electric Motors, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 22078/772, recorded 2009-01-09
  • 41 patents transferred to Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC · USPTO reel/frame 22083/744, recorded 2009-01-09
  • 129 patents moved to General Electric Company · USPTO reel/frame 36083/1, recorded 2015-07-14

2008

  • 2,728 patents transferred to SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V. · USPTO reel/frame 20820/578, recorded 2008-04-14
  • 47 patents transferred to SABIC Innovative Plastic IP B.V. · USPTO reel/frame 20690/794, recorded 2008-03-26

2007

  • 278 patents transferred to Momentive Performance Materials Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 19110/623, recorded 2007-04-04
  • 158 patents transferred to GE Homeland Protection, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 19304/798, recorded 2007-05-18
  • 54 patents acquired from Smiths Group Plc · USPTO reel/frame 20143/446, recorded 2007-11-21

2006

  • 49 patents acquired from GE Hungary Zrt · USPTO reel/frame 17301/799, recorded 2006-03-14
  • 54 patents transferred to GE Security, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 17405/175, recorded 2006-03-29

2005

  • 482 patents acquired from GE Wind Energy GmbH · USPTO reel/frame 16882/518, recorded 2005-08-22

2004

  • 213 patents transferred to GE Superabrasives, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 15190/560, recorded 2004-03-25
  • 221 patents acquired from GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 16212/534, recorded 2004-04-20

2003

  • 60 patents acquired from Advanced Ceramics Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 14153/486, recorded 2003-03-19
  • 313 patents acquired from Crompton Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 14059/578, recorded 2003-10-21
  • 60 patents re-recorded as Unison Industries, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 14718/429, recorded 2003-11-28
  • 56 patents transferred to Crompton Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 14186/579, recorded 2003-12-11

1999

  • 346 patents transferred to Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 50798/659, recorded 2019-10-22

1998

  • 48 patents acquired from Elscint Limited · USPTO reel/frame 9703/576, recorded 1998-12-31

1997

  • 296 patents transferred to Lockheed Martin Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 8604/7, recorded 1997-06-20

1995

  • 52 patents acquired from GE Chemicals, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 7757/255, recorded 1995-11-28