Thin & Flexible Glass Substrates

Manufacturing and processing techniques for producing ultra-thin glass articles, often with enhanced flexibility and mechanical properties, suitable for use as substrates in electronic displays, foldable devices, or other advanced electronics.

4,478 US filings from 509 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,097 · 2024: 1,537 · 2025: 1,335 · 2026 YTD: 509

Glass & Glass-Ceramics

Top companies

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

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	Samsung Display Co., Ltd.	851	162	294	283	112	-3.7%
2	CORNING INCORPORATED	481	149	161	123	48	-23.6%
3	BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.	357	81	138	93	45	-32.6%
4	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	327	101	86	109	31	+26.7%
5	LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.	256	46	81	88	41	+8.6%
6	AGC Inc.	197	51	61	53	32	-13.1%
7	CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.	172	38	68	43	23	-36.8%
8	WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.	132	28	66	32	6	-51.5%
9	Apple Inc.	97	28	38	23	8	-39.5%
10	NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.	88	20	32	27	9	-15.6%
11	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	77	19	18	24	16	+33.3%
12	InnoLux Corporation	77	11	34	26	6	-23.5%
13	Schott AG	60	14	23	17	6	-26.1%
14	SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE	40	15	12	11	2	-8.3%
15	HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.	38	1	14	15	8	+7.1%
16	Japan Display Inc.	35	11	12	12	·	0.0%
17	Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited	35	13	8	11	3	+37.5%
18	HOYA CORPORATION	30	4	14	7	5	-50.0%
19	LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.	30	6	11	10	3	-9.1%
20	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.	29	6	11	7	5	-36.4%
21	SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.	28	17	5	4	2	-20.0%
22	SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.	28	2	16	9	1	-43.8%
23	SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA	27	4	14	7	2	-50.0%
24	NITTO DENKO CORPORATION	26	7	11	6	2	-45.5%
25	Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.	25	1	8	14	2	+75.0%