Patent Theme
Liquid Crystal Compositions
Mixtures of liquid crystal compounds and other additives, such as monomers or carbon black, designed to achieve specific optical, electrical, or physical properties for use in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) or other electro-optical devices.
4,261 US filings from 820 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,194 · 2024: 1,474 · 2025: 1,164 · 2026 YTD: 429
Functional Materials (LCD, Lubricants)
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Japan Display Inc. | 421 | 113 | 177 | 99 | 32 | -44.1% |
| 2 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 228 | 84 | 64 | 53 | 27 | -17.2% |
| 3 | Sharp Display Technology Corporation | 202 | 44 | 76 | 63 | 19 | -17.1% |
| 4 | Merck Patent GmbH | 186 | 44 | 63 | 52 | 27 | -17.5% |
| 5 | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 158 | 38 | 66 | 46 | 8 | -30.3% |
| 6 | TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. | 112 | 23 | 57 | 22 | 10 | -61.4% |
| 7 | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. | 97 | 31 | 40 | 21 | 5 | -47.5% |
| 8 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | 78 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 12 | +55.6% |
| 9 | Seiko Epson Corporation | 65 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 4 | -19.0% |
| 10 | LG Chem, Ltd. | 64 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 5 | +30.8% |
| 11 | Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC | 61 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 6 | -26.1% |
| 12 | Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. | 55 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 9 | -11.8% |
| 13 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 51 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 6 | +21.4% |
| 14 | E Ink Corporation | 50 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 5 | +11.8% |
| 15 | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 50 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 7 | -42.9% |
| 16 | LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. | 48 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 7 | -57.1% |
| 17 | WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 47 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 2 | -72.0% |
| 18 | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED | 45 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 3 | -35.3% |
| 19 | InnoLux Corporation | 44 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | -14.3% |
| 20 | SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 41 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 1 | -63.6% |
| 21 | Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. | 41 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 1 | +25.0% |
| 22 | Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. | 35 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | +23.1% |
| 23 | IRIS OPTRONICS CO., LTD. | 32 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2 | -8.3% |
| 24 | DIC Corporation | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | · | -36.4% |
| 25 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | 28 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | -50.0% |