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SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.

SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC. shows a surprising shift away from its core materials innovation, with Functional Materials (LCD, Lubricants) declining by 16.7% so far in 2026 and Plastics Shaping & Molding seeing a complete halt in patenting activity with a -100.0% YoY decline. While overall patenting has slowed, an emerging focus on Grinding & Polishing is evident, with a 50.0% YoY growth in 2026, suggesting a strategic pivot towards refining manufacturing processes rather than solely material development.

Patent Trend by Technology Area

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.

102 US filings (since 2023) · 7 categories · 9 themes

Specialized Abrasive & Deburring Tools

Design and application of abrasive tools and deburring heads tailored for specific geometries, materials, or access constraints, including flexible, expandable, or multi-component designs for precision finishing.

Grinding & Polishing
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80since 2023
+4.5%YoY
CMP Slurry Formulations

Abrasive slurry compositions used in semiconductor manufacturing for planarizing wafer surfaces, typically containing abrasive particles and chemical additives to achieve specific material removal rates and selectivity.

Functional Materials (LCD, Lubricants)
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29since 2023
-33.3%YoY
Automated Grinding & Polishing Systems

Integration of robotics, sensors, and control systems to automate the grinding, polishing, or deburring process, including workpiece handling, tool adjustment, and system maintenance for improved efficiency and precision.

Grinding & Polishing
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7since 2023
0.0%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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5since 2023
new
Precision Dosing & Targeted Sprayingfiltered

Systems and methods for accurately controlling the volume, location, and characteristics of sprayed fluids, often involving sensors, feedback, or specific nozzle geometries for precise application.

Spraying & Atomizing
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5since 2023
0.0%YoY
Integrated Multi-Component Spray Systems

Spraying devices designed to handle, mix, or independently dispense multiple distinct fluid components, often with mechanisms for selection, blending, or sequential application.

Spraying & Atomizing
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5since 2023
0.0%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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2since 2023
new
Precision Surface Metrology & Control

Techniques and devices for measuring, monitoring, and controlling the surface topography, film thickness, or other characteristics of a workpiece during or after grinding/polishing to achieve specific finish requirements.

Grinding & Polishing
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2since 2023
new
Post-Processing Cleaning & Conditioning

Methods and apparatus for cleaning polishing pads, dressers, chamber components, or finished substrates to remove residues, debris, or contaminants, often involving specialized nozzles, fluids, or mechanical actions.

Grinding & Polishing
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2since 2023
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Patents

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Precision Dosing & Targeted Spraying
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US 20250001439 A1APPLICATION
B05B7/24

LIQUID SUPPLY ASSEMBLY

Filed:2024-07-26Pub:2025-01-02
Applicant:SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.

A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked.

US 12064783 B2GRANTED
B05B7/30

Liquid supply assembly

Filed:2023-05-08Pub:2024-08-20
Applicant:SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.

A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked.

US 11679399 B2GRANTED
B05B7/24

Liquid supply assembly

Filed:2021-05-19Pub:2023-06-20
Applicant:SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.

A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked.

US 20230010381 A1APPLICATION
B05B7/24

LIQUID SUPPLY ASSEMBLY

Filed:2022-09-08Pub:2023-01-12
Applicant:SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.

A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked.

US 11548018 B1GRANTED
B05B7/24

Liquid supply assembly

Filed:2022-09-08Pub:2023-01-10
Applicant:SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.

A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked.

US 20220323978 A1APPLICATION
B05B7/24

SPRAYING APPARATUS WITH REMOTE RESERVOIR

Filed:2020-08-07Pub:2022-10-13
Applicant:SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.

Systems and methods are disclosed that include a spraying apparatus having a hand held spraying device, a flexible reservoir connected in fluid communication with the hand held spraying device and worn on the body of a user of the spraying apparatus, and a pressure device that provides pressure to the flexible reservoir to move fluid from the flexible reservoir to the hand held spraying device.

US 20210268527 A1APPLICATION
B05B7/24

LIQUID SUPPLY ASSEMBLY

Filed:2021-05-19Pub:2021-09-02
Applicant:SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.

A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked.

US 11040360 B2GRANTED
B65D88/00

Liquid supply assembly

Filed:2018-07-30Pub:2021-06-22
Applicant:SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.

A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked.

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