Patent Theme
Functional Organic Materials
Synthesis and application of organic compounds designed to impart specific functionalities in material science, such as photosensitivity or charge transport, for electronic or optical devices.
7,083 US filings from 785 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,812 · 2024: 2,302 · 2025: 2,060 · 2026 YTD: 909
Acyclic / Carbocyclic Compounds
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION | 976 | 252 | 297 | 290 | 137 | -2.4% |
| 2 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | 861 | 205 | 290 | 261 | 105 | -10.0% |
| 3 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 397 | 138 | 127 | 95 | 37 | -25.2% |
| 4 | LG Chem, Ltd. | 381 | 110 | 150 | 84 | 37 | -44.0% |
| 5 | Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. | 294 | 89 | 98 | 71 | 36 | -27.6% |
| 6 | LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | 218 | 60 | 93 | 45 | 20 | -51.6% |
| 7 | Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. | 201 | 59 | 48 | 66 | 28 | +37.5% |
| 8 | Merck Patent GmbH | 190 | 74 | 51 | 45 | 20 | -11.8% |
| 9 | LT MATERIALS CO., LTD. | 169 | 46 | 60 | 34 | 29 | -43.3% |
| 10 | DUK SAN NEOLUX CO., LTD. | 162 | 43 | 54 | 51 | 14 | -5.6% |
| 11 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | 149 | 23 | 49 | 52 | 25 | +6.1% |
| 12 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 129 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 0.0% |
| 13 | SFC CO., LTD. | 111 | 28 | 37 | 32 | 14 | -13.5% |
| 14 | ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS KOREA LTD. | 110 | 46 | 58 | 6 | · | -89.7% |
| 15 | BEIJING SUMMER SPROUT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 100 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 16 | +6.9% |
| 16 | DUPONT SPECIALTY MATERIALS KOREA LTD. | 92 | · | 7 | 52 | 33 | +642.9% |
| 17 | SHAANXI LIGHTE OPTOELECTRONICS MATERIAL CO., LTD. | 87 | 33 | 19 | 32 | 3 | +68.4% |
| 18 | Novaled GmbH | 86 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 8 | -18.5% |
| 19 | KYULUX, INC. | 68 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 5 | -32.0% |
| 20 | HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | 58 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 5 | -44.0% |
| 21 | The Regents of the University of Michigan | 54 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 7 | -21.1% |
| 22 | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | 52 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 9 | -43.5% |
| 23 | UDC Ireland Limited | 49 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 9 | -58.8% |
| 24 | NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL & MATERIAL CO., LTD. | 47 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | -21.4% |
| 25 | GUANGDONG AGLAIA OPTOELECTRONIC MATERIALS CO., LTD | 45 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 5 | +6.7% |