Illinois Tool Works patents

Illinois Tool Works holds 12 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents12
Recent patents4
First publicationDec 31, 2015
Latest publicationAug 5, 2025

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20152
20182
20191
20202
20232
20242
20251
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
20152
20182
20191
20202
20232
20242
20251

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
B23K9/09567
B23K9/327
G09B19/245
B23K9/10624
B23K9/09533

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Illinois Tool Works have in patentsdb?
Illinois Tool Works is linked to 12 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Illinois Tool Works patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Operations & Transport (11); Physics (5); Electricity (3).
Is Illinois Tool Works's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 2 in 2024 and 1 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Illinois Tool Works?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.