Patent Theme
Embedded & Structural Temperature Sensing
Methods and devices for integrating temperature sensors directly into materials, structures, or challenging environments (e.g., hydrogen tanks, concrete, ocean) to measure internal or localized temperatures.
4,472 US filings from 1,746 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,124 · 2024: 1,392 · 2025: 1,295 · 2026 YTD: 661
Temperature Measurement
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NGK INSULATORS, LTD. | 92 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Infineon Technologies AG | 60 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 9 | +53.3% |
| 3 | KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA | 60 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | +20.0% |
| 4 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 52 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | -7.1% |
| 5 | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY | 49 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 5 | -7.1% |
| 6 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation | 40 | 7 | 23 | 10 | · | -56.5% |
| 7 | Apple Inc. | 39 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | -10.0% |
| 8 | Robert Bosch GmbH | 36 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | +25.0% |
| 9 | ABB Schweiz AG | 34 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | +11.1% |
| 10 | DENSO CORPORATION | 33 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | -25.0% |
| 11 | ENDRESS+HAUSER WETZER GMBH+CO. KG | 32 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | -63.6% |
| 12 | Niterra Co., Ltd. | 32 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Hyundai Motor Company | 31 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 14 | TDK CORPORATION | 31 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | +33.3% |
| 15 | TDK ELECTRONICS AG | 31 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 16 | Kia Corporation | 30 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -14.3% |
| 17 | Rosemount Aerospace Inc. | 28 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | -53.8% |
| 18 | SHIBAURA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 28 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | -11.1% |
| 19 | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | · | -50.0% |
| 20 | Honeywell International Inc. | 26 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | +150.0% |
| 21 | The Boeing Company | 26 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 22 | Rosemount Inc. | 25 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | +33.3% |
| 23 | Temptime Corporation | 25 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | +10.0% |
| 24 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 25 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -28.6% |
| 25 | Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG | 24 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | -45.5% |