Company patents
EPOCH COMPANY, LTD.
Epoch Company, LTD's patent strategy shows a surprising lack of focus on advanced manufacturing, with both "Plastics Shaping & Molding" and "Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)" each representing only 2.5% of its portfolio and experiencing significant declines in 2026 (so far), with both categories seeing a -100.0% YoY drop.
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Yearly patent publications since 2023
Product themes
Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.
118 US filings (since 2023) · 2 categories · 2 themes
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.
Integration of additive manufacturing with subtractive manufacturing (e.g., machining, cutting) or other traditional processes within a single system or workflow to create parts with improved features, surface finish, or material properties, or to enable new manufacturing paradigms.
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