Company patents
Hasbro, Inc.
Hasbro, Inc.'s patent strategy reveals a surprising emerging focus on manufacturing technologies, with a 200.0% year-over-year growth in Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) patents in 2025, accounting for 7.4% of its portfolio. While Games & Gaming remains its largest category at 13.2%, the significant investment in areas like Printers & Typewriters (10.3% of portfolio) and Plastics Shaping & Molding (4.4% of portfolio) suggests a strategic shift towards enhancing production capabilities and potentially exploring new product formats, despite a general decline in patent filings across most categories so far in 2026.
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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.
68 US filings (since 2023) · 8 categories · 10 themes
Systems and methods utilizing artificial intelligence, particularly large language models and neural networks, to extract, summarize, generate, or categorize information from unstructured or semi-structured data sources.
AI systems designed to engage in natural language dialogue, maintain conversation state, understand user intent, and generate relevant responses, often across multiple communication channels or modalities.
Techniques for generating human-like text or other content using large pre-trained models, often involving prompt engineering, speculative decoding, or multi-modal inputs for content creation.
Games that integrate physical objects, real-world environments, or location data with virtual game elements to create interactive experiences.
Design and mechanics of physical board games, card games, and puzzles, often incorporating strategic elements, educational goals, or unique physical components.
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.
Development and application of textile materials with engineered properties such as waterproofing, thermal regulation, anti-cling, structural coloration, or enhanced filtration capabilities for specific performance needs.
Design aspects of user-replaceable cartridges or containers for printing consumables (e.g., ink, tape, labels) that facilitate easy installation, proper positioning, type identification, and reliable supply to the printer.
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.
Design and functionality of game controllers and input devices that allow for customization, modular component swapping, or specialized input methods beyond standard buttons.
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Context-Aware Conversational AI