Company patents
HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.
HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. surprisingly shows a significant decline in patenting across its core manufacturing categories, with Fasteners, representing 54.2% of its portfolio, experiencing a 40.0% decline in 2025 and a further 55.6% drop so far in 2026, while Welding & Soldering has seen a consistent decline, reaching a 100.0% decrease so far in 2026, indicating a notable shift away from these traditional areas.
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Yearly patent publications since 2023
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72 US filings (since 2023) · 6 categories · 12 themes
Fastening solutions tailored for demanding conditions such as high pressure, corrosion, specific loads, or requiring watertight sealing, often involving specialized materials or coatings.
Tools and systems engineered for the precise installation, removal, or manipulation of specific components or fasteners, often involving specialized gripping, depth control, or extraction mechanisms.
Design and features of welding and soldering tools, fixtures, and accessories that enhance user safety, ergonomics, operational efficiency, and precise workpiece manipulation, including protective equipment and clamping mechanisms.
Fasteners designed to release or change state under specific triggers, such as a predefined force, pressure differential, or through active mechanical control.
Methods and compositions for applying metallic or alloy layers to a substrate, or modifying the surface of an alloy, to impart specific functional properties such as corrosion resistance, wear resistance, electrical insulation, or improved adhesion, without altering the bulk properties significantly.
Specialized welding or bonding techniques and apparatuses tailored for joining small-scale electronic components, integrated circuits, or semiconductor wafers, emphasizing precision, miniaturization, and electrical connectivity.
Systems and methods for precisely controlling welding parameters such as power, speed, oscillation, and material feed to optimize weld quality, consistency, and efficiency, often involving automated or semi-automated processes.
Development of novel chemical compositions for fluxes, solders, and filler metals to improve material properties, enhance joint reliability, reduce defects, or meet specific application requirements like high-temperature reflow or specialized material joining.
Aluminum-based alloys developed for applications requiring low density combined with high strength, ductility, and formability, often involving specific alloying elements (e.g., Li, Mg, Si, Mn) and controlled aging or thermomechanical treatments.
Systems designed for rapid and secure attachment and detachment of devices or components to a main support structure, often employing snap-fit, clamping, or magnetic mechanisms for convenience and flexibility.
Design elements and integrated components that improve the usability, comfort, and versatility of hand tools, such as built-in lighting, vibration reduction, modular storage, or adjustable form factors.
Design and optimization of the mechanical components and power transmission systems within powered hand tools, including motors, gears, spindles, and impact mechanisms, for efficiency, durability, and compact form factor.
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Electronic Component Bonding