Patent Theme

Welding Process Control

Systems and methods for precisely controlling welding parameters such as power, speed, oscillation, and material feed to optimize weld quality, consistency, and efficiency, often involving automated or semi-automated processes.

4,477 US filings from 1,193 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,085 · 2024: 1,449 · 2025: 1,371 · 2026 YTD: 572

Welding & Soldering

Top companies

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

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.	493	104	172	165	52	-4.1%
2	Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.	130	28	40	42	20	+5.0%
3	FANUC CORPORATION	129	52	35	35	7	0.0%
4	Lincoln Global, Inc.	91	29	26	18	18	-30.8%
5	DISCO CORPORATION	72	22	22	18	10	-18.2%
6	JFE Steel Corporation	70	8	28	23	11	-17.9%
7	TRUMPF LASER- UND SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH	69	21	35	10	3	-71.4%
8	Fronius International GmbH	58	24	21	10	3	-52.4%
9	Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)	56	13	23	15	5	-34.8%
10	GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC	54	18	18	10	8	-44.4%
11	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA	52	16	17	11	8	-35.3%
12	DAIHEN Corporation	41	10	9	17	5	+88.9%
13	TRUMPF WERKZEUGMASCHINEN SE + CO. KG	41	7	8	20	6	+150.0%
14	Bystronic Laser AG	40	12	10	11	7	+10.0%
15	THE ESAB GROUP INC.	40	9	10	12	9	+20.0%
16	AMADA CO., LTD.	36	12	16	7	1	-56.2%
17	ESAB AB	36	10	12	11	3	-8.3%
18	Precitec GmbH & Co. KG	36	8	14	8	6	-42.9%
19	LG Energy Solution, Ltd.	35	8	9	8	10	-11.1%
20	Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited	33	1	16	10	6	-37.5%
21	Mitsubishi Electric Corporation	33	10	12	9	2	-25.0%
22	HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.	31	10	10	8	3	-20.0%
23	IPG PHOTONICS CORPORATION	31	9	11	8	3	-27.3%
24	KOBE STEEL, LTD.	31	2	9	14	6	+55.6%
25	Hyundai Motor Company	30	9	8	8	5	0.0%