Patent Theme
Medical Sterilization Technologies
Methods and apparatus for disinfecting or sterilizing medical devices, waste, or environments, often employing radiation, chemical agents, or thermal processes, and including monitoring systems.
4,802 US filings from 1,920 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,398 · 2024: 1,537 · 2025: 1,351 · 2026 YTD: 516
Sterilization & Biocompatible Materials
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boeing Company | 60 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 11 | +5.0% |
| 2 | Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. | 50 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 5 | -30.0% |
| 3 | ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH | 48 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 4 | -72.2% |
| 4 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | 46 | 5 | 25 | 9 | 7 | -64.0% |
| 5 | SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. | 45 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 2 | -62.1% |
| 6 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 37 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | -38.9% |
| 7 | Ecolab USA Inc. | 36 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 2 | -38.9% |
| 8 | Solventum Intellectual Properties Company | 34 | · | · | 18 | 16 | — |
| 9 | SOCLEAN, INC. | 34 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 4 | -21.4% |
| 10 | Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | 33 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 4 | -53.3% |
| 11 | Aesculap AG | 29 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 | +22.2% |
| 12 | UV Partners, Inc. | 29 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 13 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | 28 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | -77.8% |
| 14 | DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD. | 27 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | -63.6% |
| 15 | Hyundai Motor Company | 27 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +1300.0% |
| 16 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 26 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 1 | +180.0% |
| 17 | American Sterilizer Company | 24 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -36.4% |
| 18 | Kia Corporation | 24 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +1300.0% |
| 19 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | · | -69.2% |
| 20 | B/E Aerospace, Inc. | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | · | -60.0% |
| 21 | BioSure North America LLC | 19 | · | 2 | 12 | 5 | +500.0% |
| 22 | Vyv, Inc. | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | · | 0.0% |
| 23 | XENEX DISINFECTION SERVICES INC. | 19 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 24 | Medivators Inc. | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | · | +100.0% |
| 25 | Turbett Surgical, Inc. | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | +66.7% |