Patent Theme
Precision Optical Component Molding
Manufacturing methods for optical components such as lenses, waveguides, films, and filters, requiring high precision in molding, surface treatment, or material composition to achieve specific optical properties like refractive index, microstructures, or tinting.
5,528 US filings from 1,278 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,392 · 2024: 1,686 · 2025: 1,711 · 2026 YTD: 739
Plastic Articles (Specific)
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Essilor International | 304 | 80 | 84 | 98 | 42 | +16.7% |
| 2 | NIKON CORPORATION | 181 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 24 | +17.0% |
| 3 | Alcon Inc. | 154 | 34 | 44 | 51 | 25 | +15.9% |
| 4 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | 121 | 28 | 38 | 30 | 25 | -21.1% |
| 5 | HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD. | 115 | 19 | 45 | 43 | 8 | -4.4% |
| 6 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 113 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 23 | +13.8% |
| 7 | Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH | 85 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 15 | -54.5% |
| 8 | GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL (XIAMEN) CO., LTD. | 80 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 9 | +4.5% |
| 9 | CooperVision International Limited | 77 | 20 | 15 | 31 | 11 | +106.7% |
| 10 | Fujikura Ltd. | 64 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 5 | +47.1% |
| 11 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | 62 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 8 | -37.5% |
| 12 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | 62 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 8 | +31.6% |
| 13 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | 54 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 5 | -11.1% |
| 14 | Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC | 54 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 15 | LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD. | 52 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 4 | +21.4% |
| 16 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 50 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 7 | +242.9% |
| 17 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation | 46 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 2 | -45.0% |
| 18 | CORNING INCORPORATED | 45 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | -23.1% |
| 19 | LG Chem, Ltd. | 45 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 7 | -18.8% |
| 20 | MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC. | 44 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 1 | +13.3% |
| 21 | AMO Groningen B.V. | 42 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 3 | +25.0% |
| 22 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 39 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0.0% |
| 23 | MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. | 38 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 5 | +18.2% |
| 24 | Brien Holden Vision Institute Limited | 36 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | -33.3% |
| 25 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 36 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 9 | +220.0% |