Patent Theme
Advanced Dental Prosthetics & Implants
Development of new materials, designs, and manufacturing methods for dental prostheses, restorations, and implants, focusing on aesthetics, durability, biocompatibility, and integration with oral structures.
9,847 US filings from 2,466 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,602 · 2024: 3,130 · 2025: 2,944 · 2026 YTD: 1,171
Dentistry
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. | 801 | 206 | 256 | 270 | 69 | +5.5% |
| 2 | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | 171 | 31 | 56 | 61 | 23 | +8.9% |
| 3 | Ivoclar Vivadent AG | 148 | 47 | 42 | 45 | 14 | +7.1% |
| 4 | DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY | 117 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 11 | +8.6% |
| 5 | Dentsply Sirona Inc. | 105 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 13 | +10.3% |
| 6 | KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC. | 94 | 19 | 32 | 29 | 14 | -9.4% |
| 7 | Colgate-Palmolive Company | 90 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 11 | -20.8% |
| 8 | James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. | 87 | 19 | 38 | 24 | 6 | -36.8% |
| 9 | SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. | 83 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 6 | +7.7% |
| 10 | Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. | 79 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 7 | -65.6% |
| 11 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | 78 | 44 | 32 | 2 | · | -93.8% |
| 12 | Solventum Intellectual Properties Company | 76 | · | 21 | 42 | 13 | +100.0% |
| 13 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | 72 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 7 | -8.3% |
| 14 | Zimmer, Inc. | 63 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 4 | -4.3% |
| 15 | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 61 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 7 | +43.8% |
| 16 | Globus Medical, Inc. | 55 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 9 | -46.2% |
| 17 | BIOMET 3I, LLC | 53 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 18 | EXOCAD GMBH | 53 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 6 | +61.5% |
| 19 | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University | 52 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 7 | -62.5% |
| 20 | 3SHAPE A/S | 51 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 3 | +75.0% |
| 21 | DENTAL MONITORING | 47 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 6 | +6.7% |
| 22 | The Procter & Gamble Company | 47 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 2 | +30.8% |
| 23 | Arthrex, Inc. | 45 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 4 | +120.0% |
| 24 | WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG | 40 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 7 | -50.0% |
| 25 | OSSTEMIMPLANT CO., LTD. | 38 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 9 | -15.4% |