Advanced Materials & Manufacturing

Focuses on the development and application of novel materials, coatings, and manufacturing processes to improve the performance, durability, and cost-effectiveness of turbine engine components.

6,225 US filings from 1,072 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,921 · 2024: 1,999 · 2025: 1,636 · 2026 YTD: 669

Steam / Gas Turbines

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	General Electric Company	839	279	251	226	83	-10.0%
2	RTX Corporation	711	52	238	268	153	+12.6%
3	SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES	507	161	202	107	37	-47.0%
4	RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION	314	231	73	10	·	-86.3%
5	Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.	288	69	76	91	52	+19.7%
6	Rolls-Royce PLC	166	59	48	45	14	-6.2%
7	SAFRAN	128	26	44	42	16	-4.5%
8	MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.	127	47	42	29	9	-31.0%
9	The Boeing Company	119	37	40	32	10	-20.0%
10	GE Infrastructure Technology LLC	111	·	37	59	15	+59.5%
11	Rolls-Royce Corporation	109	56	28	22	3	-21.4%
12	HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION	84	31	27	17	9	-37.0%
13	SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KG	81	24	34	19	4	-44.1%
14	Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.	69	34	14	17	4	+21.4%
15	MTU Aero Engines AG	65	26	18	18	3	0.0%
16	ROHR, INC.	58	23	22	11	2	-50.0%
17	SAFRAN CERAMICS	56	18	15	17	6	+13.3%
18	Safran Nacelles	49	10	17	13	9	-23.5%
19	Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd.	42	16	11	12	3	+9.1%
20	GOODRICH CORPORATION	36	14	12	10	·	-16.7%
21	GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC	35	16	12	6	1	-50.0%
22	SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES	32	7	8	13	4	+62.5%
23	SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.	31	3	11	15	2	+36.4%
24	Honeywell International Inc.	30	12	9	4	5	-55.6%
25	ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG	30	15	10	2	3	-80.0%