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Techniques for building three-dimensional metal objects layer-by-layer using metal powders, including powder bed fusion, binder jetting, and directed energy deposition. This theme encompasses process mechanics, equipment design, and operational control for AM systems.
11,067 US filings from 2,457 companies since 2023 · 2023: 3,501 · 2024: 3,484 · 2025: 2,962 · 2026 YTD: 1,120
Powder MetallurgyPlastics Shaping & MoldingAdditive Manufacturing (3D Printing)Electronic Design Automation (CAD/EDA)
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
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| 1 | HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. | 492 | 262 | 174 | 56 | · | -67.8% |
| 2 | General Electric Company | 351 | 127 | 113 | 71 | 40 | -37.2% |
| 3 | Xerox Corporation | 212 | 111 | 68 | 26 | 7 | -61.8% |
| 4 | Seiko Epson Corporation | 211 | 70 | 78 | 49 | 14 | -37.2% |
| 5 | STRATASYS LTD. | 154 | 49 | 38 | 50 | 17 | +31.6% |
| 6 | The Boeing Company | 139 | 47 | 46 | 39 | 7 | -15.2% |
| 7 | Peridot Print LLC | 132 | · | · | 85 | 47 | — |
| 8 | International Business Machines Corporation | 107 | 26 | 37 | 21 | 23 | -43.2% |
| 9 | Stratasys, Inc. | 106 | 32 | 40 | 24 | 10 | -40.0% |
| 10 | Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC | 97 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 13 | -10.7% |
| 11 | Thermwood Corporation | 96 | 15 | 35 | 39 | 7 | +11.4% |
| 12 | Jabil Inc. | 92 | 31 | 37 | 24 | · | -35.1% |
| 13 | 3D SYSTEMS, INC. | 90 | 36 | 17 | 25 | 12 | +47.1% |
| 14 | DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 89 | 19 | 41 | 28 | 1 | -31.7% |
| 15 | EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems | 85 | 27 | 18 | 28 | 12 | +55.6% |
| 16 | Desktop Metal, Inc. | 82 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 2 | +20.0% |
| 17 | Carbon, Inc. | 78 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 7 | -37.9% |
| 18 | Concept Laser GmbH | 78 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 7 | -50.0% |
| 19 | Continuous Composites Inc. | 76 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 2 | -26.1% |
| 20 | Seurat Technologies, Inc. | 68 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 6 | +10.5% |
| 21 | FORMLABS, INC. | 66 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 4 | -48.1% |
| 22 | RTX Corporation | 58 | · | 13 | 29 | 16 | +123.1% |
| 23 | Rolls-Royce Corporation | 57 | 19 | 13 | 25 | · | +92.3% |
| 24 | FABRIC8LABS, INC. | 56 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 25 | SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. | 54 | 21 | 3 | 26 | 4 | +766.7% |