Photopolymerization for Device Fabrication

Light-initiated polymerization processes used to create structures, coatings, or components, particularly for electronic devices, displays, or additive manufacturing, often involving photoinitiators and specific monomer/oligomer compositions.

5,355 US filings from 1,151 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,667 · 2024: 1,574 · 2025: 1,451 · 2026 YTD: 663

Polymer Synthesis (Polymerization)

Top companies

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

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.	249	63	57	80	49	+40.4%
2	FUJIFILM CORPORATION	246	87	78	56	25	-28.2%
3	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	176	50	44	52	30	+18.2%
4	Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.	161	27	36	53	45	+47.2%
5	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA	127	37	36	42	12	+16.7%
6	Samsung Display Co., Ltd.	119	32	37	35	15	-5.4%
7	JSR CORPORATION	106	32	26	32	16	+23.1%
8	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.	104	26	31	33	14	+6.5%
9	HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.	91	43	40	8	·	-80.0%
10	TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.	81	25	22	26	8	+18.2%
11	LG Chem, Ltd.	76	28	20	18	10	-10.0%
12	Merck Patent GmbH	76	18	22	24	12	+9.1%
13	Carbon, Inc.	73	31	25	15	2	-40.0%
14	3D SYSTEMS, INC.	64	24	13	19	8	+46.2%
15	SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED	64	28	16	13	7	-18.8%
16	NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION	61	14	15	19	13	+26.7%
17	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	55	27	13	13	2	0.0%
18	3M Innovative Properties Company	46	21	12	9	4	-25.0%
19	Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	42	10	8	21	3	+162.5%
20	MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.	42	16	17	8	1	-52.9%
21	Align Technology, Inc.	40	6	14	15	5	+7.1%
22	ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA	39	7	15	11	6	-26.7%
23	Essilor International	36	7	7	15	7	+114.3%
24	Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC	35	20	14	1	·	-92.9%
25	Applied Materials, Inc.	32	5	9	15	3	+66.7%