Nano-Modified CFRP Patent Snapshot 2026
Nano-modified CFRP is an early-growth field with a small but rapidly expanding patent corpus dominated by a handful of academic and specialist industrial filers, with Texas A&M University holding a clear lead. China accounts for the majority of filing activity, while nanotechnology and polymer-additive classifications anchor the technology mix.
Texas A&M leads a concentrated, nascent field
Texas. A&M University holds the top position with 4 patent records, followed by Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering (Chinese Academy of Sciences) and CGN Juner New Materials, each with 2 records.
The top five filers account for 63% of the combined total across the ranked applicants visible in this query, signaling a highly concentrated visible assignee structure where a single academic institution commands a disproportionate share.
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | 4 | |
| 2 | NINGBO INST OF MATERIALS TECH & ENG CHINESE ACAD O… | 2 | |
| 3 | CGN Juner New Materials Co., Ltd. | 2 | |
| 4 | Zhejiang Baojing Carbon Materials Co., Ltd. | 1 | |
| 5 | South China University of Technology | 1 | |
| 6 | Xuchang University | 1 |
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. | 1 | |
| 8 | Shenzhen Distinta Interfacial Technology Co., Ltd. | 1 | |
| 9 | Zhuji Woken Zhongzhi New Materials Co., Ltd. | 1 | |
| 10 | Toray Industries, Inc. | 1 | |
| 11 | Yantai Aosen Brake Materials Co., Ltd. | 1 |
The leaders’ positions reflect early-stage academic and state-linked industrial activity rather than entrenched commercial portfolios, which means the competitive hierarchy is still fluid and accessible to new entrants with targeted research programs.
The most recent 18–24 months of data are subject to publication lag and are likely understated; figures for 2024–2026 should be treated as provisional. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
A 600% multi-year surge anchored in nanotechnology and polymer additives
Filing activity accelerated sharply in the recent three-year window relative to the prior period, while the technology mix is heavily concentrated in nanotechnology applications and polymer-additive classifications with notable adjacent branches emerging.
Annual filing trend
Annual filings were negligible from 2019 through 2021, then climbed to a 2023 peak of 4 records before easing; the 2024 and 2025 figures are provisionally low due to publication lag, and the single 2026 record is early-stage only. The field is still expanding on a multi-year basis — the recent three-year window sits 600% above the prior three-year window — though annual volume has eased from its 2023 peak.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
B82Y (Nanotechnology applications) leads with 9 records, followed by C08K (Use of additives in polymers) at 6 and B82B (Nanostructures) at 5, confirming that nanomaterial integration at the fiber-matrix interface is the visible technical route; lower-frequency branches such as H01M (batteries/fuel cells) and B33Y (additive manufacturing) signal diversification into functional and 3D-printed CFRP 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.
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| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 尼龙/石墨烯/碳纤维复合粉末及其制备方法和在选择性激光烧结技术中的应用 | 17 |
| 2 | 一种碳纳米管-过渡金属-碳纤维复合材料及其制备方法与应用 | 11 |
| 3 | 镶嵌型合金/二氧化铈片/碳纤维复合纳米材料的制备方法及其应用研究 | 6 |
| 4 | 一种芳纶纤维/石墨烯复合增强碳纤维树脂预浸料 | 3 |
| 5 | 一种硅/石墨烯/碳纤维复合负极材料及其制备方法 | 1 |
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.
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University holds 4 patent records — the largest share in the corpus — concentrated in B01J (chemical/physical processes), B82B (nanostructures), reflecting a focus on fundamental nano-synthesis and surface modification routes applicable to CFRP matrices. Its momentum is flagged as a new entrant in the recent window, indicating that all 4 records arrived in the most recent active filing period, making its lead both visible and freshly established.
patent records: 4CGN Juner New Materials
CGN Juner New Materials holds 2 patent records, tied with the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, and co-files with that institute in both cases. Its technology emphasis sits in B33Y (additive manufacturing / 3D printing) and C08K (use of additives in polymers), pointing to process-integration rather than materials-synthesis leadership. No momentum signal beyond the collaboration pair is available in the evidence.
patent records: 2Frequently asked questions
The corpus in scope contains 12 patent families. This is a small, early-stage corpus, consistent with the field’s Growth lifecycle classification and the 600% recent-window filing increase from a low prior base.
Texas A&M University leads with 4 patent records, the largest share among all ranked applicants. Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering (Chinese Academy of Sciences) and CGN Juner New Materials each hold 2 patent records.
China leads with 8 patent records across jurisdictions, followed by Europe (EPO) with 3. The United States, India, and WIPO (PCT) each account for 1 record. Western jurisdictions remain lightly contested relative to China.
B82Y (Nanotechnology applications) is the most frequent class with 9 patent records, followed by C08K (Use of additives in polymers) at 6 and B82B (Nanostructures) at 5. This confirms that nanomaterial integration — particularly graphene and carbon nanotubes into CFRP matrices — is the core technical focus.
Two co-filing pairs are identified in evidence. The most active is CGN Juner New Materials and the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, with 2 joint records. A secondary pair — Zhejiang Jingye New Materials and Zhejiang Baojing Carbon Materials — has 1 joint record. Both reflect the Chinese industry–academy collaboration model; no international co-filing pairs are present in the evidence.
Based on relative sparsity in the corpus, H01M (batteries, cells & fuel cells) with 3 records and B33Y (additive manufacturing) with 2 records are the most thinly covered branches with plausible technical adjacency to nano-modified CFRP. C08J (polymer processing & solutions) and C08L (polymer compositions) are also noted as lower-frequency branches relative to the visible nanotechnology classes.
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