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Techniques for combining multiple materials or layers, often with specialized surface treatments, coatings, or assembly methods, to create functional or aesthetically enhanced plastic articles, including consumer goods and encapsulated electronics.
14,019 US filings from 4,018 companies since 2023 · 2023: 4,281 · 2024: 4,236 · 2025: 3,864 · 2026 YTD: 1,638
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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 | 375 | 115 | 114 | 97 | 49 | -14.9% |
| 2 | The Procter & Gamble Company | 356 | 111 | 102 | 96 | 47 | -5.9% |
| 3 | NIKE, Inc. | 235 | 88 | 68 | 51 | 28 | -25.0% |
| 4 | Seiko Epson Corporation | 173 | 44 | 56 | 45 | 28 | -19.6% |
| 5 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 126 | 42 | 31 | 38 | 15 | +22.6% |
| 6 | Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. | 109 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 9 | -8.6% |
| 7 | HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. | 105 | 58 | 32 | 15 | · | -53.1% |
| 8 | ROHR, INC. | 97 | 26 | 36 | 31 | 4 | -13.9% |
| 9 | UNILIN, BV | 95 | 5 | 30 | 44 | 16 | +46.7% |
| 10 | Dow Global Technologies LLC | 92 | 24 | 41 | 16 | 11 | -61.0% |
| 11 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | 85 | 37 | 21 | 23 | 4 | +9.5% |
| 12 | Toray Industries, Inc. | 80 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 6 | -35.7% |
| 13 | Essilor International | 75 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 8 | +8.7% |
| 14 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | 69 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 12 | +50.0% |
| 15 | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 65 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 4 | -11.1% |
| 16 | NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD. | 64 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | -16.7% |
| 17 | adidas AG | 60 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 18 | BASF SE | 59 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 8 | -45.5% |
| 19 | Hyundai Motor Company | 59 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 20 | AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH | 56 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 3 | -12.5% |
| 21 | FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL | 55 | 37 | 18 | · | · | — |
| 22 | Kia Corporation | 55 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 10 | -5.9% |
| 23 | Acushnet Company | 54 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 5 | -6.7% |
| 24 | Align Technology, Inc. | 53 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 9 | +44.4% |
| 25 | Stora Enso OYJ | 53 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 10 | +111.1% |