Company patents

BANDAI CO., LTD.

BANDAI CO., LTD. shows a surprising and strong emerging focus on its core "Games & Gaming" category, which constitutes 41.3% of its portfolio and saw a remarkable 233.3% growth in 2025, despite a partial decline so far in 2026. Concurrently, the company is also expanding its "Business Methods & Fintech" patents, representing 10.7% of its portfolio, with a significant 300.0% growth in 2024, indicating a strategic push into digital and financial aspects of its consumer offerings.

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Yearly patent publications since 2023

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Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

121 US filings (since 2023) · 5 categories · 9 themes

Advanced Gaming Mechanics

Innovations in the core gameplay features, display technologies, and player interaction methods for electronic gaming machines and systems. This includes novel ways to trigger awards, display outcomes, and control game actions.

Coin / Token Operated Apparatus
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33since 2023
+157.1%YoY
Player Engagement & Loyalty Systems

Systems and methods for enhancing player retention, offering incentives, and managing player accounts and credits across multiple gaming sessions, machines, or venues to foster continued participation.

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16since 2023
+1200.0%YoY
Traditional & Educational Board/Card Games

Design and mechanics of physical board games, card games, and puzzles, often incorporating strategic elements, educational goals, or unique physical components.

Games & Gaming
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9since 2023
0.0%YoY
Online & Cloud Gaming Platforms

Systems and architectures that enable game execution, content delivery, and interactive social experiences through cloud infrastructure and live streaming technologies.

Games & Gaming
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7since 2023
new
Hybrid Physical-Digital Games

Games that integrate physical objects, real-world environments, or location data with virtual game elements to create interactive experiences.

Games & Gaming
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6since 2023
new
Video Enhancement & Object Tracking

Methods and systems for improving the quality of video streams, generating intermediate frames, or continuously locating and following objects within a sequence of images, even under occlusion.

Image Processing
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6since 2023
+200.0%YoY
3D Reconstruction & Modeling

Processes for creating or manipulating three-dimensional digital representations of objects or environments, including mesh generation, surface fitting, and depth estimation from multiple views.

Image Processing
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3since 2023
new
AI-Enhanced Sports Training & Monitoring

Systems using artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor athlete performance, provide personalized training plans, predict physiological responses, or create virtual representations for feedback and analysis.

Games & Gaming
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1since 2023
n/a
Real-time Graphics Rendering

Techniques and hardware architectures designed to efficiently generate and display complex 3D graphics, particularly for interactive applications like virtual reality, focusing on speed and visual quality.

Image Processing
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1since 2023
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