Company patents
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC. surprisingly maintains a highly concentrated patent strategy, with 92.3% of its portfolio in "Printed Circuits & Electronic Assemblies," despite a notable 40.0% decline in patenting activity in this core area so far in 2026. While "Magnets & Inductors" shows an emerging focus with a 50.0% growth in 2026, the company appears to be shifting away from "Layered Products (Laminates, Films)" and "Batteries & Fuel Cells," both experiencing a 100.0% decline in patenting activity so far this year.
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Yearly patent publications 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.
78 US filings (since 2023) · 5 categories · 6 themes
Manufacturing processes and material compositions for creating electronic circuits on flexible or conformable substrates, enabling novel form factors, enhanced durability, and new applications beyond rigid PCBs.
Methods and structures for integrating and enclosing electronic components into compact, multi-functional modules, often involving embedded components, multi-layer substrates, and electromagnetic shielding for performance and miniaturization.
Techniques for designing and manufacturing compact, multi-functional magnetic components, such as inductors, transformers, and coils, often involving embedded structures, multilayer designs, or shared magnetic circuits to achieve higher power density or smaller form factors.
Thin, multi-layered films and structures specifically designed for electronic applications, including flexible substrates for devices, display panel components, and active material layers for battery electrodes.
Focuses on the structural integrity, housing, mounting, and physical integration of battery cells into robust and protected packs within electric vehicles, including manufacturing considerations.
Systems and devices that utilize controlled magnetic fields, often generated by electromagnets, to produce mechanical motion, precise positioning, or manipulate physical phenomena like plasma distribution.
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