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Koninklijke Philips N.V.

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Netherlands · group structure from the OneTwelve entity map

Thirty years of Philips 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.

30,651
plus 43,587 pending applications
U.S. patents held today by the Philips group
16,988
the rest sit with subsidiaries such as Philips North America
In Philips’ own name
5,536
all recorded assignments
Patents & applications acquired from outside the group
13,039
all recorded assignments
Patents & applications transferred out of the group

Recorded USPTO assignments since 1990. 51,176 inventor-to-employer assignments are counted separately and not shown as moves.

2026ACQUIREDWITHIN GROUPTRANSFERRED1995200020052010201520202025NXPPhilips LightingKoninklijke PhilipsAgilent TechnologiesPhilips SemiconductorsIPG ElectronicsAxsun Technologies
AS OF 2026
73
Moves
2,757
In
11,113
Out
5,410
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 73

ACQUIREDTRANSFERRED OUTWITHIN THE PHILIPS GROUPNo acquisitions recorded in these yearsNo transfers out in these yearsAgilent Technologies886 patents · 2002Access Business208 patents · 2018Sharp175 patents · 2015Ric Investments156 patents · 2021Open Invention150 patents · 2021NXP Usa141 patents · 2017NXP3,672 patents · 2006Philips Lighting2,631 patents · 2016Philips Semiconductors817 patents · 2017IPG Electronics673 patents · 2009Lumileds615 patents · 2017Koninklijke Philips (rename)2,057 patents · 2013Koninklijke Philips1,391 patents · 2002Koninklijke Philips520 patents · 2002PhilipsgroupAS OF2026
Transferred out

2006-12-15 → 2017-09-14

3,672 patents transferred to NXP B.V.

106 recorded documents

The path, as recorded

Steps after NXP B.V are its own later recorded transfers, which can include patents it already held.

  1. 1Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Philips group
  2. 2NXP B.V.3,672 patents · 2006
  3. 3ST Wireless Salater transfer recorded by the recipient · 583 patents · 2009
  4. 4Callahan Cellular L.L.Clater transfer recorded by the recipient · 426 patents · 2011
  5. 5Partners For Corporate Research Internationallater transfer recorded by the recipient · 216 patents · 2013

Recorded assignments · USPTO reel/frame

  • 18635/7872006-12-15
    ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST945 patents
  • 18635/7552006-12-15
    ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST528 patents
  • 19719/8432007-08-17
    ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST1,324 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

  • SignifySeparate ultimate owner (SIGNIFY N.V.)
  • NXP SemiconductorsSeparate ultimate owner (NXP Semiconductors N.V.)
  • Philips Medical SystemsUltimate owner: Koninklijke Philips N.V.

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.

Philips patent ownership history: the recorded moves

Between 1995 and 2026, recorded USPTO assignments show the Philips group acquiring 5,536 patents and applications from outside the group and transferring 13,039 out of it. 73 moves of 40 or more patents are traced here, each tied to the recorded document behind it. Today the group holds 30,651 U.S. patents and 43,587 pending applications.

Largest transfers out: NXP B.V (3,672 patents, 2006); Philips Lighting Holding B.V (2,631 patents, 2016); Philips Semiconductors International B.V (817 patents, 2017).

Largest acquisitions: Agilent Technologies, Inc (886 patents, 2002); Access Business Group International LLC (208 patents, 2018); Sharp Corporation (175 patents, 2015).

All 73 recorded moves, by year

2026

  • 145 patents transferred to Everest Acquisition Entity, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 75031/463, recorded 2026-04-03

2023

  • 63 patents acquired from Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v · USPTO reel/frame 62460/756, recorded 2023-01-23
  • 75 patents acquired from Ofinno, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 64478/148, recorded 2023-08-03
  • 76 patents transferred to Leia Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 65385/825, recorded 2023-10-28

2022

  • 129 patents moved to Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 58521/526, recorded 2022-01-01
  • 56 patents acquired from Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschune E.V., · USPTO reel/frame 62064/725, recorded 2022-12-05
  • 48 patents transferred to Network System Technologies LLC · USPTO reel/frame 62061/657, recorded 2022-12-05

2021

  • 66 patents transferred to Siemens Healthineers Nederland B.V. · USPTO reel/frame 56547/472, recorded 2021-06-11
  • Ric Investments, LLC merged into Respironics, Inc.: 156 patents · USPTO reel/frame 62817/71, recorded 2023-02-27
  • 167 patents re-recorded as Philips Rs North America LLC · USPTO reel/frame 62902/629, recorded 2023-03-01
  • 79 patents transferred to Lifeline Systems Company · USPTO reel/frame 56894/75, recorded 2021-07-16
  • 150 patents acquired from Open Invention Network LLC · USPTO reel/frame 58600/296, recorded 2021-12-30

2020

  • 72 patents acquired from Capsule Technologies, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 53262/405, recorded 2020-04-28
  • 114 patents transferred to Excelitas Technologies Corp · USPTO reel/frame 54698/911, recorded 2020-12-11

2019

  • 68 patents transferred to Trumpf Photonic Components GmbH · USPTO reel/frame 51075/586, recorded 2019-11-21

2018

  • 208 patents acquired from Access Business Group International LLC · USPTO reel/frame 45644/810, recorded 2018-01-31
  • 74 patents re-recorded as Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V · USPTO reel/frame 46634/124, recorded 2018-04-09
  • 151 patents transferred to Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. · USPTO reel/frame 46633/913, recorded 2018-07-26

2017

  • 47 patents transferred to S.i.sv.el. Societa Italiana Per Lo Sviluppo Dell'elettronica S.P.A · USPTO reel/frame 41313/642, recorded 2017-01-10
  • 141 patents acquired from NXP Usa, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 42374/1, recorded 2017-04-29
  • 615 patents transferred to Lumileds LLC · USPTO reel/frame 44792/18, recorded 2017-11-10
  • 817 patents transferred to Philips Semiconductors International B.V. · USPTO reel/frame 43955/1, recorded 2017-09-22

2016

  • 117 patents acquired from Cirrus Logic, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 37525/222, recorded 2016-01-19
  • 43 patents transferred to Oledworks GmbH · USPTO reel/frame 37535/309, recorded 2016-01-20
  • 2,631 patents transferred to Philips Lighting Holding B.V. · USPTO reel/frame 40060/9, recorded 2016-09-13
  • 60 patents transferred to Philips Lighting North America Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 40807/270, recorded 2016-12-05

2015

  • 118 patents transferred to Woox Innovations Belgium Nv · USPTO reel/frame 36716/255, recorded 2015-09-29
  • 105 patents transferred to Zoll Circulation, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 35054/888, recorded 2015-02-20
  • 53 patents transferred to Home Control Singapore Pte. Ltd. · USPTO reel/frame 35893/679, recorded 2015-06-24
  • 175 patents acquired from Sharp Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 42364/863, recorded 2017-04-28
  • 292 patents re-recorded as Axsun Technologies LLC · USPTO reel/frame 37042/660, recorded 2015-11-03

2014

  • 40 patents acquired from Light-Based Technologies Incorporated · USPTO reel/frame 32559/908, recorded 2014-03-31
  • 113 patents acquired from Innercool Therapies, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 33975/849, recorded 2014-10-13

2013

  • 2,057 patents re-recorded as Koninklijke Philips N.V. · USPTO reel/frame 39428/606, recorded 2016-07-22

2012

  • 173 patents transferred to Tp Vision Holding B.V. · USPTO reel/frame 28525/177, recorded 2012-07-10
  • 55 patents transferred to Braemar Manufacturing, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 29546/516, recorded 2012-12-31

2011

  • 48 patents moved to Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V · USPTO reel/frame 25642/481, recorded 2011-01-14
  • 45 patents transferred to Adrea, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 25679/900, recorded 2011-01-21

2009

  • 673 patents transferred to IPG Electronics 503 Limited · USPTO reel/frame 22203/791, recorded 2009-02-04
  • 59 patents transferred to Nuance Communications Austria GmbH · USPTO reel/frame 22288/428, recorded 2009-02-20
  • 83 patents acquired from Tir Technology Lp · USPTO reel/frame 22804/830, recorded 2009-06-11
  • 40 patents moved to Philips Electronics North America Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 22835/945, recorded 2009-06-18

2008

  • 47 patents transferred to Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 21266/603, recorded 2008-07-22
  • 40 patents acquired from Apneon, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 21354/797, recorded 2008-08-11
  • 43 patents acquired from Britesmile Professional, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 22029/414, recorded 2008-12-24

2007

  • 249 patents transferred to Tpo Hong Kong Holding Limited · USPTO reel/frame 19038/320, recorded 2007-03-20
  • 76 patents moved to Discus Dental, LLC · USPTO reel/frame 19731/907, recorded 2007-08-22

2006

  • 41 patents moved to Volcano Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 17759/57, recorded 2006-03-30
  • 3,672 patents transferred to NXP B.V. · USPTO reel/frame 18635/787, recorded 2006-12-15

2005

  • 105 patents re-recorded as Volcano Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 16345/445, recorded 2005-08-03

2004

  • 40 patents transferred to Assembleon N.V. · USPTO reel/frame 15057/391, recorded 2004-08-09

2003

  • 93 patents transferred to Ric Investments, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 15116/867, recorded 2003-08-06
  • 69 patents transferred to Scansoft, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 13828/934, recorded 2003-03-13
  • 53 patents transferred to Panalytical B.V. · USPTO reel/frame 14259/628, recorded 2003-07-14
  • 123 patents acquired from Jomed, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 13922/616, recorded 2003-08-28
  • 157 patents moved to Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V · USPTO reel/frame 20462/235, recorded 2008-02-05

2002

  • 1,391 patents moved to Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. · USPTO reel/frame 13395/531, recorded 2002-10-16
  • 520 patents moved to Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. · USPTO reel/frame 12814/514, recorded 2002-04-03
  • 56 patents acquired from Adac Laboratories · USPTO reel/frame 13475/446, recorded 2002-11-13
  • 86 patents moved to Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. · USPTO reel/frame 13113/189, recorded 2002-07-17
  • 886 patents acquired from Agilent Technologies, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 13531/838, recorded 2003-03-05
  • 46 patents transferred to Fei Company · USPTO reel/frame 13089/583, recorded 2002-07-16
  • 113 patents transferred to Dalsa Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 13532/937, recorded 2002-12-02
  • 70 patents acquired from United States Philips Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 13624/80, recorded 2002-12-23

2001

  • 120 patents moved to Philips Semiconductors, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 12157/321, recorded 2001-09-10

1998

  • 98 patents transferred to Mannesmann Vdo AG · USPTO reel/frame 9306/722, recorded 1998-07-20
  • 71 patents transferred to Uniphase Opto Holdings, Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 9605/899, recorded 1998-12-07

1997

  • 107 patents moved to U.S. Philips Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 8698/171, recorded 1997-08-25
  • 43 patents transferred to Regina Home Care Corporation · USPTO reel/frame 8698/537, recorded 1997-09-05
  • 105 patents transferred to Elekta Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 68055/471, recorded 2024-06-26

1996

  • 173 patents transferred to Lucent Technologies Inc. · USPTO reel/frame 7854/516, recorded 1996-04-08

1995

  • 45 patents acquired from Regina Company, The · USPTO reel/frame 7534/166, recorded 1995-07-05
  • 45 patents acquired from Regina Consumer Products,inc · USPTO reel/frame 7534/166, recorded 1995-07-05