Patent Theme

Intraoral 3D Imaging & Reconstruction

Technologies for acquiring and processing three-dimensional digital representations of the oral cavity, teeth, and surrounding structures, often involving scanners, image stitching, and surface differentiation algorithms.

9,371 US filings from 2,095 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,278 · 2024: 2,951 · 2025: 2,852 · 2026 YTD: 1,290

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.	525	121	182	175	47	-3.8%
2	KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.	283	72	104	77	30	-26.0%
3	GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC	238	49	64	79	46	+23.4%
4	SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG	189	·	51	92	46	+80.4%
5	FUJIFILM CORPORATION	165	28	44	61	32	+38.6%
6	3SHAPE A/S	154	34	34	50	36	+47.1%
7	SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.	149	51	50	32	16	-36.0%
8	Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America	146	31	41	61	13	+48.8%
9	MEDIT CORP.	139	29	47	39	24	-17.0%
10	CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION	96	29	29	29	9	0.0%
11	Siemens Healthcare GmbH	96	62	32	2	·	-93.8%
12	Dentsply Sirona Inc.	90	14	31	31	14	0.0%
13	INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.	88	13	26	30	19	+15.4%
14	Globus Medical, Inc.	77	12	21	31	13	+47.6%
15	James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.	75	22	32	17	4	-46.9%
16	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA	71	17	21	16	17	-23.8%
17	Covidien LP	71	24	32	9	6	-71.9%
18	DENTAL MONITORING	66	12	23	21	10	-8.7%
19	SONY GROUP CORPORATION	65	25	14	17	9	+21.4%
20	Medtronic Navigation, Inc.	64	6	35	19	4	-45.7%
21	Hologic, Inc.	61	19	16	24	2	+50.0%
22	FARO Technologies, Inc.	59	20	24	13	2	-45.8%
23	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	58	21	18	13	6	-27.8%
24	Hover Inc.	56	19	15	17	5	+13.3%
25	Apple Inc.	54	14	14	12	14	-14.3%