Patent Theme

Biomedical Polymer Formulations

Polymer compositions tailored for medical and biological applications, including implantable devices, drug delivery systems, and diagnostic tools, emphasizing properties like biocompatibility, hydrolysis resistance, optical clarity, and specific mechanical characteristics.

17,944 US filings from 5,986 companies since 2023 · 2023: 4,562 · 2024: 5,632 · 2025: 5,409 · 2026 YTD: 2,341

Polymer Synthesis (Polymerization)Polymer Compositions

Top companies

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

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	Alcon Inc.	341	82	102	112	45	+9.8%
2	L'Oreal	175	41	46	68	20	+47.8%
3	The Regents of the University of California	139	29	46	51	13	+10.9%
4	Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.	129	9	39	51	30	+30.8%
5	LG Chem, Ltd.	124	26	32	44	22	+37.5%
6	FUJIFILM CORPORATION	99	34	29	22	14	-24.1%
7	Dow Global Technologies LLC	87	19	31	25	12	-19.4%
8	MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.	85	28	20	28	9	+40.0%
9	The Procter & Gamble Company	83	20	29	18	16	-37.9%
10	3M Innovative Properties Company	82	39	25	15	3	-40.0%
11	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	82	22	26	28	6	+7.7%
12	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	73	19	26	20	8	-23.1%
13	Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.	72	26	23	15	8	-34.8%
14	The Johns Hopkins University	69	27	18	16	8	-11.1%
15	Allergan, Inc.	66	13	34	14	5	-58.8%
16	AMO Groningen B.V.	66	27	17	14	8	-17.6%
17	Carl Zeiss Meditec AG	66	23	16	17	10	+6.2%
18	BAUSCH + LOMB IRELAND LIMITED	65	8	16	23	18	+43.8%
19	University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education	65	13	25	19	8	-24.0%
20	The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate	58	14	18	22	4	+22.2%
21	Board of Regents, The University of Texas System	57	15	18	14	10	-22.2%
22	BASF SE	52	10	16	20	6	+25.0%
23	The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University	51	10	19	13	9	-31.6%
24	CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE	50	12	18	15	5	-16.7%
25	MANDOS LLC	50	11	5	15	19	+200.0%