E-Textile Manufacturing Automation Patent Snapshot
The e-textile manufacturing automation patent corpus is highly concentrated, with Porcher Industries holding 9 of 10 patent families in scope and all filing activity recorded in a single year. The field is nascent and structurally dominated by one applicant, with woven-fabric integration as the near-exclusive technical route.
One applicant commands the field; the corpus is nascent and sharply concentrated
Porcher Industries holds 9 of 10 patent families in scope, placing it in a category of its own at the top of the ranking. The Industrial Technology Research Institute, Van Os Koen, and Koninklijke Philips NV each hold 1 patent family, rounding out a four-applicant corpus.
The top five filers account for 100% of the ranked applicants visible in this query’ combined total, signalling extreme concentration with no meaningful second tier. There is no discernible gap between a leader and a challenger — Porcher Industries simply stands alone.
| # | Applicant | Patent families | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porcher Industries | 9 | |
| 2 | Industrial Technology Research Institute | 1 | |
| 3 | Van Os Koen | 1 | |
| 4 | Koninklijke Philips NV | 1 |
Porcher Industries’ visible position reflects a deliberate focus on woven-fabric integration (D03D), suggesting that automated weaving processes for functional textiles are its core IP thesis. The remaining applicants approach the space from electronics integration and medical sensing angles, pointing to genuinely different entry paths.
The corpus is small (10 patent families) and all recorded filing activity falls in 2022; given standard publication lag, the true breadth of recent activity may not yet be fully visible. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
Activity concentrated in 2022; weaving dominates the technology mix
The annual filing trend and technology composition charts together reveal a field that emerged in a single recorded burst rather than through sustained growth, with woven-fabric engineering as the overwhelmingly visible technical branch.
Annual filing trend
All 10 patent families in scope were recorded in 2022, with zero filings shown in all surrounding years. This spike pattern most likely reflects a coordinated family filing by Porcher Industries rather than a sudden market event; given publication lag, activity from 2023 onward may not yet be fully indexed.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
D03D (Woven fabrics and weaving) accounts for all 10 records, establishing it as the structural core of this corpus. H05K (Printed circuits and assemblies) appears in 3 records, reflecting the electronics integration layer. A61B (Diagnosis and surgery) and B29C (Shaping of plastics) each appear in 1 record, representing adjacent but sparse application branches.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaHighly cited patent families surfaced by the query
Citation-heavy patent families returned by the query. Use this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents.
Electronic textile
The invention relates to an electronic textile comprising a textile and an electronic component, wherein the textile comprises a designated position for mounting the electronic component such that the electronic component can be electrically addressed via the textile. The textile further comprises a first region completely overlapping the designated… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electronic textile | 2 |
Ranked by total forward citations. Citation counts favour older and broadly cited patent families, and broad or adjacent patents may appear when they match the search scope. Treat this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents. Some patent titles may be shown in their original, non-English language where an accurate translation could not be guaranteed.
Assignee snapshot from the current evidence set
The applicants below are visible in this query result. Because the evidence set is relatively small, read this section as a directional snapshot rather than a full competitive ranking.
Porcher Industries
Porcher Industries holds 9 patent families in scope, all concentrated in D03D (Woven fabrics and weaving) across multiple sub-classes including D03D 1, D03D 13, and D03D 15. Its momentum is classified as a new entrant with 9 recent-period families, indicating that its entire recorded IP position was established in the most recent filing window. This suggests a deliberate, concentrated IP filing program rather than a gradual build.
families: 9Industrial Technology Research Institute
The Industrial Technology Research Institute holds 1 patent family in scope, with technology emphasis spanning A61B 5 (Diagnosis and surgery), H05K 1, and H05K 3 (Printed circuits and assemblies). Its momentum is also classified as a new entrant with 1 recent-period family. Its focus on medical sensing and printed circuit integration distinguishes it clearly from Porcher Industries’ weaving-automation route, representing a different technical entry path into the field.
families: 1Frequently asked questions
The corpus in scope contains 10 patent families. This is a very small corpus, consistent with a nascent field where systematic IP formation has only recently begun.
Porcher Industries holds 9 of the 10 patent families in scope, making it by far the visible filer. The Industrial Technology Research Institute, Van Os Koen, and Koninklijke Philips NV each hold 1 patent family.
D03D (Woven fabrics and weaving) covers all 10 patent records in the corpus, establishing automated weaving processes as the core technical route. H05K (Printed circuits and assemblies) is the next most frequent branch, appearing in 3 records.
Europe (EPO) and the United States each account for 3 records, WIPO (PCT) for 2, and Spain, Poland, and Turkey each hold 1 record. Europe is the leading filing office, reflecting Porcher Industries’ base.
Two co-filing pairs are recorded: Van Os Koen with Koninklijke Philips NV, and Bhattacharya Rabin with Koninklijke Philips NV, each on 1 patent family. Philips is the only collaboration hub; Porcher Industries files exclusively on its own.
A61B (Diagnosis and surgery) and B29C (Shaping of plastics) each appear in only 1 patent record, representing 7% of the corpus each. These branches — covering diagnostic wearable textiles and plastics-shaping processes for electronics embedding — are adjacent to the visible weaving route but currently very sparsely occupied.
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