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Advanced Motor Topologies

Development of novel motor architectures beyond traditional radial flux designs, including linear, axial, or multi-armature configurations, often to optimize for specific performance characteristics like torque density or form factor.

8,791 US filings from 1,589 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,191 · 2024: 2,872 · 2025: 2,586 · 2026 YTD: 1,142

Electric Motors & Generators

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#CompanySince 20232023202420252026 YTDYoY
1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation269891055718-45.7%
2NIDEC CORPORATION25984986314-35.7%
3DENSO CORPORATION23043996820-31.3%
4GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC20946577531+31.6%
5Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG19736517139+39.2%
6TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA17638525333+1.9%
7LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.1656256389-32.1%
8BorgWarner Inc.13120395616+43.6%
9Hyundai Motor Company12734254127+64.0%
10HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.12220374520+21.6%
11HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION11940452311-48.9%
12Kia Corporation11825254127+64.0%
13MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.11629334113+24.2%
14LG ELECTRONICS INC.9534292210-24.1%
15Ford Global Technologies, LLC9025282611-7.1%
16AISIN CORPORATION8516262518-3.8%
17AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.846222630+18.2%
18Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.8018251621-36.0%
19Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft7516222512+13.6%
20ABB Schweiz AG721923219-8.7%
21MAHLE International GmbH688232413+4.3%
22Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.6616261410-46.2%
23Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH661918236+27.8%
24MITSUBA Corporation64722278+22.7%
25ZF Friedrichshafen AG631227195-29.6%