Mono-Material Packaging Cost Reduction Patent Snapshot
The patent corpus for mono-material packaging cost reduction currently contains a single family on record, filed by Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. in 2025 and granted in the United States. Activity is nascent, making this an essentially open field at present.
A single applicant holds all recorded activity in this field
Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. is the sole ranked applicant, accounting for all activity captured in this search.
Concentration is absolute at this corpus size: the top five filers’ share of the ranked applicants visible in this query stands at 100%, reflecting the single-applicant nature of the current record set.
| # | Applicant | Patent families | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. | 1 |
Yanfeng’s position implies first-mover status in this specific intersection of mono-material structures and automotive interior applications, though the breadth of that position cannot be assessed from one patent family alone.
Because the sole family was filed in 2025 and publication lag typically affects the most recent 18–24 months, additional families filed concurrently may not yet be visible in this corpus. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
A single 2025 filing defines the entire trend and technology mix
The annual filing trend shows zero activity from 2017 through 2024, with one family appearing in 2025. The technology composition reflects the two IPC classes tagged to that single family.
Annual filing trend
All years from 2017 to 2024 record zero filings; the sole family appears in 2025. No trend pattern can be inferred from a single data point, and the 2025–2026 window remains subject to publication lag.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
The single family is classified under both B32B (layered products and laminates) and B60N (vehicle seats and interior), indicating that the filed invention sits at the intersection of multi-layer material construction and automotive interior applications.
↗ 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.
Component for vehicle interior
A component for a vehicle interior configured to facilitate recycling material of construction at end of life is disclosed. The component may comprise an assembly comprising a composite structure comprising a cover and an intermediate layer and a base; material of construction for the composite structure as a whole/unit may comprise of recyclable materials… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
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.
What the current structure implies for R&D investment
With only one patent family on record, most structural conclusions are tentative. The observations below describe the state of the evidence and highlight where further monitoring is warranted.
Life-cycle stage cannot be determined from current evidence
The evidence set contains a single family filed in 2025 with no prior-year activity. A life-cycle stage has not been assigned by the underlying data. The field should be treated as embryonic until further filings emerge and a trend can be characterized.
Embryonic / evidence pendingAbsolute concentration in a one-applicant corpus
The top five filers hold 100% of the activity among the ranked applicants visible in this query, which in practice means a single entity — Yanfeng International — accounts for all indexed activity. This is a structural artifact of corpus size rather than a deliberate competitive moat, and concentration metrics will shift materially as more applicants enter.
Highly concentratedNo co-applicant activity recorded
Evidence pending. No collaboration relationships appear in the current data. This may reflect the early stage of the field or the proprietary nature of Yanfeng’s single filing, but no co-filing patterns can be characterized at present.
Evidence pendingCoverage confined to the United States
The sole family is filed exclusively in the United States. There is no recorded activity in other jurisdictions such as the EU, China, or Japan. Any organization with a cross-border commercialization interest in mono-material packaging cost reduction would find the non-US landscape currently open.
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Co-filing pairs, ranked by the number of jointly-filed patent families.
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.
Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
Yanfeng International holds 1 patent family, focused on layered products and laminates (B32B subclasses B32B1, B32B27, B32B5) applied to automotive interior contexts. Applicant momentum data is not available for this entry, as the filing appears for the first time in 2025 with no prior-period baseline.
families: 1Evidence pending
No second-ranked applicant exists in the current corpus. This position will be populated as additional filings are indexed.
families: —Frequently asked questions
The current corpus contains 1 patent family, filed in 2025 by Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. and granted in the United States.
Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. is the sole and therefore leading applicant, holding 1 patent family in the current evidence set.
The United States is the only jurisdiction represented in the current corpus. No filings in the EU, China, Japan, or other major patent offices have been indexed for this topic.
The single family is classified under B32B (layered products and laminates) and B60N (vehicle seats and interior), specifically within B32B subclasses B32B1, B32B27, and B32B5.
A life-cycle stage cannot be determined from the current evidence. Activity was zero from 2017 through 2024 and produced one filing in 2025. The field is best characterized as embryonic pending further data.
Adjacent IPC branches with no current coverage include B65D (containers, packaging, and closures) and C08J (polymer processing), both of which are technically relevant to mono-material packaging cost reduction but unaddressed in the indexed corpus.
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