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ICON Technology, Inc.

ICON Technology, Inc. surprisingly shows a strong, albeit fluctuating, commitment to Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), which constitutes 82.6% of its total portfolio, despite a significant 21.4% decline in patenting activity in 2025 and a further 63.6% decline so far in 2026. Concurrently, the company is shifting its focus away from Cement & Ceramics, which saw a 100.0% decline in patenting activity so far in 2026 after rapid growth in prior years, and Powder Metallurgy, which has seen no new patents 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.

46 US filings (since 2023) · 5 categories · 8 themes

Additive Manufacturing of Cementitious Materials

Methods for layer-by-layer deposition or 3D printing of concrete and cement-based materials, often employing rapidly hydrating binders or specialized compositions for rapid setting.

Cement & Ceramics
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40since 2023
-20.0%YoY
Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes

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.

Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)Plastics Shaping & MoldingPowder Metallurgy
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34since 2023
-30.8%YoY
Sustainable Cementitious Materials

Development of concrete and cement compositions utilizing waste products, alternative binders, or eco-friendly additives to reduce environmental impact and resource consumption.

Cement & Ceramics
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7since 2023
+33.3%YoY
Reinforced & Specialty Concrete

Concrete compositions and structures enhanced with reinforcing elements or functional additives to achieve improved mechanical properties, durability, or specific functionalities beyond basic structural support.

Cement & Ceramics
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5since 2023
+200.0%YoY
AM Process Monitoring & Controlfiltered

Systems and methods for real-time sensing, modeling, and closed-loop control of additive manufacturing parameters to ensure part quality, consistency, and process efficiency. This includes thermal management, atmospheric regulation, and precise material deposition.

Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
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4since 2023
+100.0%YoY
AM Part Design & Topology Optimization

Computational methods and design principles for generating optimized geometries, internal structures (e.g., lattices, minimal surfaces), or functional features that are specifically enabled or enhanced by the capabilities of additive manufacturing.

Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
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4since 2023
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Seismic Damping & Reinforcement

Design and material solutions for enhancing a building's ability to withstand seismic activity or other external loads, often involving energy dissipation mechanisms, specialized connectors, or reinforced structural elements.

Building Construction Elements
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3since 2023
+100.0%YoY
Hybrid Additive-Subtractive Manufacturing

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.

Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
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3since 2023
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Patents

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AM Process Monitoring & Control
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US 20250269604 A1APPLICATION
B29C64/393

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING STRUCTURES BY ADDING LAYERS OF EXTRUDABLE BUILDING MATERIAL USING A CONTROL FEEDBACK LOOP

Filed:2025-01-21Pub:2025-08-28
Applicant:ICON Technology, Inc.

A system and method is provided to construct a structure using three dimensional printing of extrudable building material to a wall surface of a structure. According to one embodiment, a printing assembly is moveably disposed above the surface, and extrudable building material is applied from a nozzle onto the surface. One or more profilometers measure at periodic intervals along a geometric cross-section of a bead of extrudable building material. One or more controllers compare the measured cross-section to a predetermined, target cross section and one or more controllers periodically change, for example, the rate of application and/or the viscosity of the extrudable building material applied along the longitudinal axis. The nozzle direction can change, and the profilometers can be rotated about the nozzle along different longitudinal axes, or directions, depending on the wall locations being formed.

US 12202209 B2GRANTED
B29C64/393

System and method for constructing structures by adding layers of extrudable building material using a control feedback loop

Filed:2024-01-27Pub:2025-01-21
Applicant:ICON Technology, Inc.

A system and method is provided to construct a structure using three dimensional printing of extrudable building material to a wall surface of a structure. According to one embodiment, a printing assembly is moveably disposed above the surface, and extrudable building material is applied from a nozzle onto the surface. One or more profilometers measure at periodic intervals along a geometric cross-section of a bead of extrudable building material. One or more controllers compare the measured cross-section to a predetermined, target cross section and one or more controllers periodically change, for example, the rate of application and/or the viscosity of the extrudable building material applied along the longitudinal axis. The nozzle direction can change, and the profilometers can be rotated about the nozzle along different longitudinal axes, or directions, depending on the wall locations being formed.

US 20240286359 A1APPLICATION
B29C64/393

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING STRUCTURES BY ADDING LAYERS OF EXTRUDABLE BUILDING MATERIAL USING A CONTROL FEEDBACK LOOP

Filed:2024-01-27Pub:2024-08-29
Applicant:ICON Technology,Inc

A system and method is provided to construct a structure using three dimensional printing of extrudable building material to a wall surface of a structure. According to one embodiment, a printing assembly is moveably disposed above the surface, and extrudable building material is applied from a nozzle onto the surface. One or more profilometers measure at periodic intervals along a geometric cross-section of a bead of extrudable building material. One or more controllers compare the measured cross-section to a predetermined, target cross section and one or more controllers periodically change, for example, the rate of application and/or the viscosity of the extrudable building material applied along the longitudinal axis. The nozzle direction can change, and the profilometers can be rotated about the nozzle along different longitudinal axes, or directions, depending on the wall locations being formed.

US 11590711 B2GRANTED
B29C64/393

System and method for constructing structures by adding layers of extrudable building material using a control feedback loop

Filed:2020-05-27Pub:2023-02-28
Applicant:Icon Technology, Inc.

A system and method is provided to construct a structure using three dimensional printing of extrudable building material to a wall surface of a structure. According to one embodiment, a printing assembly is moveably disposed above the surface, and extrudable building material is applied from a nozzle onto the surface. One or more profilometers measure at periodic intervals along a geometric cross-section of a bead of extrudable building material. One or more controllers compare the measured cross-section to a predetermined, target cross section and one or more controllers periodically change, for example, the rate of application and/or the viscosity of the extrudable building material applied along the longitudinal axis. The nozzle direction can change, and the profilometers can be rotated about the nozzle along different longitudinal axes, or directions, depending on the wall locations being formed.

US 20220268039 A1APPLICATION
E04G21/04

METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME ADJUSTMENT FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING OF ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES

Filed:2022-02-21Pub:2022-08-25
Applicant:Icon Technology, Inc.

Methods, apparatuses, and systems to provide real-time adjustment for the three-dimensional printing of architectural structures are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a printing control processor configured to receive a model file that specifies a three-dimensional representation of a building structure to be printed. The processor slices the model file into individual layers. Each layer has a height corresponding to a height of a layer to be printed. The processor converts the layers into computerized instructions for a three-dimensional printer. During printing, the processor receives adjustment information that is indicative of an adjustment made by the three-dimensional printer during the printing of a current layer. The processor applies the adjustment information to subsequent computerized instructions that are to be executed after printing the current layer. The processor then executes the computerized instructions for the subsequent layers including causing the three-dimensional printer to print the layers with the adjustment.

US 20210370609 A1APPLICATION
B29C64/393

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING STRUCTURES BY ADDING LAYERS OF EXTRUDABLE BUILDING MATERIAL USING A CONTROL FEEDBACK LOOP

Filed:2020-05-27Pub:2021-12-02
Applicant:Icon Technology, Inc.

A system and method is provided to construct a structure using three dimensional printing of extrudable building material to a wall surface of a structure. According to one embodiment, a printing assembly is moveably disposed above the surface, and extrudable building material is applied from a nozzle onto the surface. One or more profilometers measure at periodic intervals along a geometric cross-section of a bead of extrudable building material. One or more controllers compare the measured cross-section to a predetermined, target cross section and one or more controllers periodically change, for example, the rate of application and/or the viscosity of the extrudable building material applied along the longitudinal axis. The nozzle direction can change, and the profilometers can be rotated about the nozzle along different longitudinal axes, or directions, depending on the wall locations being formed.

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