CAD/CAM Dental Device Fabrication

Computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) techniques, including additive manufacturing (3D printing) and subtractive manufacturing (milling), for producing custom dental appliances and prosthetics.

6,180 US filings from 1,520 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,886 · 2024: 1,874 · 2025: 1,724 · 2026 YTD: 696

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.	774	219	242	241	72	-0.4%
2	AUTODESK, INC.	121	30	34	37	20	+8.8%
3	Ivoclar Vivadent AG	117	40	36	36	5	0.0%
4	Dentsply Sirona Inc.	99	36	21	29	13	+38.1%
5	3SHAPE A/S	98	25	23	35	15	+52.2%
6	HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.	95	48	37	10	·	-73.0%
7	MEDIT CORP.	81	20	25	19	17	-24.0%
8	James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.	80	20	31	23	6	-25.8%
9	DASSAULT SYSTEMES	76	29	22	19	6	-13.6%
10	3M Innovative Properties Company	65	38	24	3	·	-87.5%
11	Solventum Intellectual Properties Company	56	·	14	31	11	+121.4%
12	EXOCAD GMBH	53	14	13	21	5	+61.5%
13	Siemens Industry Software Inc.	48	16	16	11	5	-31.2%
14	International Business Machines Corporation	46	13	17	8	8	-52.9%
15	BIOMET 3I, LLC	45	7	13	20	5	+53.8%
16	DENTAL MONITORING	42	10	12	14	6	+16.7%
17	LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.	37	5	15	12	5	-20.0%
18	Velo3D, Inc.	37	9	22	5	1	-77.3%
19	Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University	36	10	19	3	4	-84.2%
20	SDC U.S. SMILEPAY SPV	36	12	19	5	·	-73.7%
21	Thermwood Corporation	34	4	14	12	4	-14.3%
22	Peridot Print LLC	31	·	·	19	12	—
23	OSSTEMIMPLANT CO., LTD.	30	6	8	9	7	+12.5%
24	Oxilio Ltd	29	20	4	2	3	-50.0%
25	Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation	27	7	6	10	4	+66.7%