Patent Theme
3D Reconstruction & Modeling
Processes for creating or manipulating three-dimensional digital representations of objects or environments, including mesh generation, surface fitting, and depth estimation from multiple views.
4,237 US filings from 1,031 companies since 2023 · 2023: 977 · 2024: 1,316 · 2025: 1,302 · 2026 YTD: 642
Image Processing
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Align Technology, Inc. | 211 | 49 | 72 | 74 | 16 | +2.8% |
| 2 | Adobe Inc. | 117 | 17 | 28 | 43 | 29 | +53.6% |
| 3 | Nvidia Corporation | 96 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 30 | -17.2% |
| 4 | MEDIT CORP. | 95 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 17 | +7.1% |
| 5 | 3SHAPE A/S | 89 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 24 | +45.5% |
| 6 | TENCENT AMERICA LLC | 87 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Apple Inc. | 79 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | -22.7% |
| 8 | SONY GROUP CORPORATION | 75 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 18 | -28.6% |
| 9 | Snap Inc. | 74 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 9 | +30.0% |
| 10 | QUALCOMM Incorporated | 58 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 11 | +62.5% |
| 11 | Hover Inc. | 55 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 4 | +28.6% |
| 12 | GOOGLE LLC | 49 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 12 | -37.5% |
| 13 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 47 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 4 | -6.2% |
| 14 | AUTODESK, INC. | 41 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 6 | +36.4% |
| 15 | DASSAULT SYSTEMES | 39 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 16 | Disney Enterprises, Inc. | 38 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 3 | +350.0% |
| 17 | TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED | 38 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Dentsply Sirona Inc. | 34 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 5 | -23.1% |
| 19 | James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. | 34 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | -38.5% |
| 20 | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. | 32 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | +10.0% |
| 21 | Sony Corporation of America | 31 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 22 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 26 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -28.6% |
| 23 | EXOCAD GMBH | 26 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | +83.3% |
| 24 | Roblox Corporation | 26 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | +433.3% |
| 25 | SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG | 26 | · | 12 | 9 | 5 | -25.0% |