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Composite Structure Manufacturing
Methods for forming complex and lightweight structures from composite materials, typically involving fibrous reinforcement (e.g., carbon fiber) embedded in a resin matrix, for applications requiring high strength-to-weight ratios like aerospace or wind energy.
4,995 US filings from 1,330 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,370 · 2024: 1,668 · 2025: 1,463 · 2026 YTD: 494
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Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boeing Company | 565 | 167 | 178 | 159 | 61 | -10.7% |
| 2 | SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES | 118 | 33 | 44 | 30 | 11 | -31.8% |
| 3 | LM Wind Power A/S | 117 | 27 | 45 | 32 | 13 | -28.9% |
| 4 | ROHR, INC. | 110 | 30 | 46 | 29 | 5 | -37.0% |
| 5 | AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH | 103 | 33 | 26 | 35 | 9 | +34.6% |
| 6 | General Electric Company | 91 | 26 | 24 | 31 | 10 | +29.2% |
| 7 | SAFRAN | 90 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 15 | +46.2% |
| 8 | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 80 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 8 | -9.1% |
| 9 | Toray Industries, Inc. | 69 | 16 | 29 | 20 | 4 | -31.0% |
| 10 | Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S | 68 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 7 | +4.5% |
| 11 | AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED | 55 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 9 | -5.6% |
| 12 | GOODRICH CORPORATION | 52 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 5 | +75.0% |
| 13 | Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. | 50 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 3 | +7.7% |
| 14 | AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.L. | 50 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 15 | RTX Corporation | 43 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 7 | -5.9% |
| 16 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | 39 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 4 | +15.4% |
| 17 | Textron Innovations Inc. | 39 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | -16.7% |
| 18 | BLADE DYNAMICS LIMITED | 38 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | -53.3% |
| 19 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S | 38 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 3 | -26.7% |
| 20 | SUBARU CORPORATION | 34 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | -10.0% |
| 21 | Hyundai Motor Company | 33 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 22 | MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION | 32 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | -27.3% |
| 23 | Rolls-Royce PLC | 32 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 1 | -58.8% |
| 24 | Zephyros, Inc. | 30 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 2 | +10.0% |
| 25 | Airbus Operations SAS | 28 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | +14.3% |