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Patent Theme

Machine Perception & Sensing

Integration of diverse sensors and machine perception algorithms to gather and interpret data about the machine's environment, its own state, and subsurface conditions for improved operation, safety, and mapping.

6,466 US filings from 1,561 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,545 · 2024: 1,975 · 2025: 1,992 · 2026 YTD: 954

Excavating & Earth-Moving

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#CompanySince 20232023202420252026 YTDYoY
1Nvidia Corporation21325597851+32.2%
2Robert Bosch GmbH19241486934+43.8%
3NEC CORPORATION14126554317-21.8%
4TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA9518144815+242.9%
5Toyota Research Institute, Inc.8927213110+47.6%
6Zoox, Inc.892821337+57.1%
7Hyundai Motor Company868204018+100.0%
8Kia Corporation848184018+122.2%
9Deere & Company8222212316+9.5%
10Waymo LLC8021281912-32.1%
11KOMATSU LTD.7918272311-14.8%
12Caterpillar Inc.7718182516+38.9%
13GOOGLE LLC7419202510+25.0%
14SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.74192121130.0%
15SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.7113212314+9.5%
16Ford Global Technologies, LLC651422218-4.5%
17QUALCOMM Incorporated654212317+9.5%
18SONY GROUP CORPORATION611123225-4.3%
19GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC5918121811+50.0%
20Apple Inc.572119107-47.4%
21CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA571614198+35.7%
22Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.56729164-44.8%
23Schlumberger Technology Corporation54716229+37.5%
24GM Cruise Holdings LLC521915162+6.7%
25Aurora Operations, Inc.48392610+188.9%