Company patents
ZUIKO CORPORATION
ZUIKO CORPORATION's patent strategy reveals a surprising and significant shift away from its dominant 'Implants & Prosthetics' category, which, despite representing 70.2% of its portfolio, has seen a substantial decline of 31.6% in 2025 and a further 38.5% so far in 2026. This decline is mirrored across most other categories, including 'Plastics Shaping & Molding' (down 50.0% so far in 2026) and a complete cessation of patenting in 'Layered Products (Laminates, Films)' and 'Material Handling (Sheets, Webs)' so far in 2026, indicating a broad re-evaluation of its R&D focus.
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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.
84 US filings (since 2023) · 7 categories · 12 themes
Design principles and features in apparel that allow for adjustability, customization, easy replacement of components, or specific fit to accommodate diverse body shapes, activities, or medical requirements.
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.
Apparatus and methods for automatically winding or unwinding continuous materials such as webs, cables, conduits, or yarns onto or from spools, reels, or bobbins, including aspects like layering, coreless winding, and material supply.
Mechanisms and control systems for reliably feeding, conveying, and separating print media, including managing media roll changes, adjusting airflow, and adapting to different media characteristics.
Technologies for maintaining the correct path and alignment of webs or individual sheets during conveyance, including mechanisms for steering, correcting positional deviations, and managing static electricity.
Systems that perform operations like cutting, folding, binding, or applying liquids to sheets or webs, often integrated within larger production lines such as printing or image forming apparatuses.
Systems and methods for precisely measuring, monitoring, and regulating the longitudinal tension in continuous webs of material during roll-to-roll processes to prevent defects, reduce waste, and ensure consistent product quality.
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.
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.
Innovations in the physical structure, materials, support mechanisms, and operational monitoring of conveyor belts to improve durability, cleanliness, safety, or specific handling capabilities, including specialized drive mechanisms.
Development and application of polymer compositions designed for reprocessability, recyclability, or incorporating sustainable additives, often featuring reversible bonds or bio-based components.
Implantable devices designed to manage or redirect bodily fluids, including stents for ducts, and systems for draining or accumulating fluids within internal cavities.
Patents
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Integrated Sheet/Web Post-Processing