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Wearable Display Optics
Optical systems and components specifically designed for head-mounted displays, augmented reality (AR) glasses, and virtual reality (VR) headsets, focusing on image projection, waveguide integration, and display durability.
12,455 US filings from 1,390 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,989 · 2024: 4,037 · 2025: 3,825 · 2026 YTD: 1,604
Optical Elements & Systems
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | Apple Inc. | 841 | 111 | 331 | 286 | 113 | -13.6% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC | 764 | 270 | 217 | 188 | 89 | -13.4% |
| 3 | Snap Inc. | 718 | 130 | 231 | 263 | 94 | +13.9% |
| 4 | Magic Leap, Inc. | 704 | 181 | 239 | 218 | 66 | -8.8% |
| 5 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 622 | 130 | 171 | 218 | 103 | +27.5% |
| 6 | GOOGLE LLC | 310 | 75 | 82 | 102 | 51 | +24.4% |
| 7 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 239 | 44 | 65 | 81 | 49 | +24.6% |
| 8 | MAXELL, LTD. | 220 | 46 | 74 | 72 | 28 | -2.7% |
| 9 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | 187 | 39 | 49 | 72 | 27 | +46.9% |
| 10 | Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. | 185 | 44 | 64 | 60 | 17 | -6.2% |
| 11 | Seiko Epson Corporation | 166 | 50 | 48 | 51 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 12 | Mentor Acquisition One, LLC | 161 | 45 | 58 | 49 | 9 | -15.5% |
| 13 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | 156 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 19 | 0.0% |
| 14 | HTC Corporation | 154 | 17 | 52 | 61 | 24 | +17.3% |
| 15 | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 141 | 42 | 46 | 40 | 13 | -13.0% |
| 16 | Lumus Ltd. | 134 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 20 | -2.6% |
| 17 | Applied Materials, Inc. | 122 | 23 | 40 | 47 | 12 | +17.5% |
| 18 | SONY GROUP CORPORATION | 118 | 29 | 59 | 19 | 11 | -67.8% |
| 19 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 101 | 18 | 37 | 31 | 15 | -16.2% |
| 20 | Envisics Ltd | 90 | 22 | 35 | 22 | 11 | -37.1% |
| 21 | DigiLens Inc. | 83 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 83 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Coretronic Corporation | 78 | 23 | 28 | 20 | 7 | -28.6% |
| 24 | Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. | 73 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 19 | +112.5% |
| 25 | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | 73 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 7 | -9.1% |