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Medical Sterilization Technologies
Methods and apparatus for disinfecting or sterilizing medical devices, waste, or environments, often employing radiation, chemical agents, or thermal processes, and including monitoring systems.
5,128 US filings from 1,988 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,724 · 2024: 1,537 · 2025: 1,351 · 2026 YTD: 516
Sterilization & Biocompatible Materials
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boeing Company | 64 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 11 | +5.0% |
| 2 | Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. | 51 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 5 | -30.0% |
| 3 | ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH | 50 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | -72.2% |
| 4 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | 48 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 7 | -64.0% |
| 5 | SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. | 46 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 2 | -62.1% |
| 6 | Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | 43 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | -53.3% |
| 7 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 38 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 5 | -38.9% |
| 8 | Ecolab USA Inc. | 37 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 2 | -38.9% |
| 9 | SOCLEAN, INC. | 35 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 4 | -21.4% |
| 10 | Solventum Intellectual Properties Company | 34 | · | · | 18 | 16 | — |
| 11 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | 32 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | -77.8% |
| 12 | Hyundai Motor Company | 31 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +1300.0% |
| 13 | Aesculap AG | 30 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 3 | +22.2% |
| 14 | DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD. | 30 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | -63.6% |
| 15 | UV Partners, Inc. | 30 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Kia Corporation | 27 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +1300.0% |
| 17 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 27 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 1 | +180.0% |
| 18 | American Sterilizer Company | 24 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -36.4% |
| 19 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | · | -69.2% |
| 20 | B/E Aerospace, Inc. | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | · | -60.0% |
| 21 | Vyv, Inc. | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | · | 0.0% |
| 22 | BioSure North America LLC | 19 | · | 2 | 12 | 5 | +500.0% |
| 23 | XENEX DISINFECTION SERVICES INC. | 19 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 24 | Bard Access Systems, Inc. | 17 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | -81.8% |
| 25 | Medivators Inc. | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | · | +100.0% |