Patent Theme

Multi-modal Sensor Fusion

Techniques for combining data from disparate sensor types (e.g., cameras, radar, mobile device signals) to achieve a more robust and comprehensive understanding of an environment or subject, often leveraging machine learning for interpretation and correlation.

8,154 US filings from 1,831 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,858 · 2024: 2,498 · 2025: 2,537 · 2026 YTD: 1,261

Radar / Sonar / LidarPattern Recognition & ML ModelsComputer Vision

Top companies

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

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	QUALCOMM Incorporated	234	27	57	99	51	+73.7%
2	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	229	49	66	73	41	+10.6%
3	Robert Bosch GmbH	205	38	52	80	35	+53.8%
4	Nvidia Corporation	158	14	39	71	34	+82.1%
5	GM Cruise Holdings LLC	147	27	58	46	16	-20.7%
6	Apple Inc.	140	39	53	29	19	-45.3%
7	GOOGLE LLC	140	15	53	49	23	-7.5%
8	Toyota Research Institute, Inc.	115	33	32	33	17	+3.1%
9	GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC	112	23	40	31	18	-22.5%
10	Digital Global Systems, Inc.	111	·	·	67	44	—
11	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA	111	18	27	44	22	+63.0%
12	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	103	29	36	24	14	-33.3%
13	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	92	30	23	26	13	+13.0%
14	Ford Global Technologies, LLC	89	27	35	21	6	-40.0%
15	Zoox, Inc.	82	23	13	34	12	+161.5%
16	Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America	80	15	30	26	9	-13.3%
17	Waymo LLC	80	20	21	26	13	+23.8%
18	International Business Machines Corporation	79	30	18	20	11	+11.1%
19	Hyundai Motor Company	75	15	18	25	17	+38.9%
20	Kia Corporation	72	13	17	25	17	+47.1%
21	INTEL CORPORATION	66	14	26	17	9	-34.6%
22	Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation	65	15	26	15	9	-42.3%
23	Infineon Technologies AG	58	20	17	16	5	-5.9%
24	NEC CORPORATION	57	7	28	18	4	-35.7%
25	SONY GROUP CORPORATION	54	15	13	21	5	+61.5%