AM Process Monitoring & Control

Systems and methods for real-time sensing, modeling, and closed-loop control of additive manufacturing parameters to ensure part quality, consistency, and process efficiency. This includes thermal management, atmospheric regulation, and precise material deposition.

9,903 US filings from 2,464 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,744 · 2024: 3,161 · 2025: 2,789 · 2026 YTD: 1,209

Powder MetallurgyAdditive Manufacturing (3D Printing)Industrial Control Systems

Top companies

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

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA	361	112	114	95	40	-16.7%
2	General Electric Company	249	85	86	52	26	-39.5%
3	HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.	172	88	66	16	2	-75.8%
4	Seiko Epson Corporation	167	37	55	47	28	-14.5%
5	Applied Materials, Inc.	151	42	40	48	21	+20.0%
6	The Boeing Company	147	44	48	46	9	-4.2%
7	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	115	36	44	27	8	-38.6%
8	International Business Machines Corporation	111	23	35	30	23	-14.3%
9	Xerox Corporation	108	55	44	7	2	-84.1%
10	FANUC CORPORATION	107	63	16	21	7	+31.2%
11	KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.	94	36	24	26	8	+8.3%
12	Honeywell International Inc.	76	10	33	23	10	-30.3%
13	SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.	73	21	21	13	18	-38.1%
14	Stratasys, Inc.	72	24	23	20	5	-13.0%
15	Robert Bosch GmbH	70	20	21	19	10	-9.5%
16	Nanotronics Imaging, Inc.	67	16	35	13	3	-62.9%
17	BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA	60	15	24	17	4	-29.2%
18	Seurat Technologies, Inc.	59	16	17	20	6	+17.6%
19	TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED	59	10	15	19	15	+26.7%
20	RTX Corporation	56	1	7	29	19	+314.3%
21	THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.	56	5	24	15	12	-37.5%
22	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation	55	12	14	22	7	+57.1%
23	Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	54	15	17	16	6	-5.9%
24	ABB Schweiz AG	53	18	20	12	3	-40.0%
25	FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.	53	16	15	18	4	+20.0%