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Functional Coatings and Surface Modifiers
Additives or compositions specifically formulated for surface application or modification to impart protective, decorative, or specialized functional properties to polymer products.
6,487 US filings from 2,071 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,654 · 2024: 2,120 · 2025: 1,891 · 2026 YTD: 822
Polymer AdditivesCoating Compositions (Paints, Inks)
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWIMC LLC | 194 | 44 | 65 | 66 | 19 | +1.5% |
| 2 | PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. | 174 | 39 | 59 | 48 | 28 | -18.6% |
| 3 | Dow Global Technologies LLC | 124 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 15 | +2.8% |
| 4 | DOW SILICONES CORPORATION | 111 | 28 | 37 | 29 | 17 | -21.6% |
| 5 | The Boeing Company | 108 | 37 | 33 | 25 | 13 | -24.2% |
| 6 | DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 104 | 36 | 20 | 32 | 16 | +60.0% |
| 7 | ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY | 103 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 16 | +7.1% |
| 8 | BASF COATINGS GMBH | 100 | 21 | 35 | 29 | 15 | -17.1% |
| 9 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | 96 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 9 | +7.1% |
| 10 | SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | 96 | 24 | 37 | 21 | 14 | -43.2% |
| 11 | AGC Inc. | 75 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 14 | +5.3% |
| 12 | BASF SE | 72 | 20 | 12 | 30 | 10 | +150.0% |
| 13 | KANSAI PAINT CO., LTD. | 72 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 14 | AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC | 50 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 10 | +13.3% |
| 15 | Evonik Operations GmbH | 47 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 8 | -63.6% |
| 16 | NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD. | 45 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 11 | +87.5% |
| 17 | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 44 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | +28.6% |
| 18 | Akzo Nobel Coatings International B.V. | 39 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 3 | -18.8% |
| 19 | CORNING INCORPORATED | 34 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | -61.5% |
| 20 | Covestro Deutschland AG | 32 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | +33.3% |
| 21 | BMIC LLC | 30 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | -25.0% |
| 22 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 30 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | -22.2% |
| 23 | SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | · | +66.7% |
| 24 | DOW TORAY CO., LTD. | 27 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | -33.3% |
| 25 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 27 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0.0% |