Radiation Curable Coatings and Adhesives Patents: Leaders & Trends 2026
Radiation curable coatings and adhesives patents: who holds the claim space now
Concentrated but not locked up. the top 5 assignees hold 43.8% of all 73 records in scope, and the top 10 hold 69.9% — a real lead group but not a monopoly. Filings peaked at 8 records in 2017 and have declined since, falling to 0 in the most recent (partial) year. Because publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, the last one to two years understate actual filing activity and should not be read as a real drop-off yet.
- 1POHANG IRON & STEEL CO LTD8
- 2PPG COATINGS TIANJIN7
- 3ALLNEX BELGIUM SA7
- 4DIC IMAGING PROD USA LLC5
- 53M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO5
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- The complete ranking, not just the top five
- Every IPC branch with its share of the corpus
- The most-cited records, and where claim space is still thin
Common questions about this landscape
Who are the leading patent holders in radiation curable coatings and adhesives?
The dataset ranks 34 companies by patent family count across 73 records. The leading assignee holds 8 records, with a gradual taper down to 5 at fifth place and 3 at tenth — a lead group rather than a single dominant company. Together the top 5 hold 43.8% of all records and the top 10 hold 69.9%, leaving a meaningful long tail of smaller filers to track for emerging activity.
Is the radiation curable coatings and adhesives patent field still growing?
Filing peaked at 8 records in 2017 and has declined in the years since, with the most recent year showing zero recorded filings. However, publication typically lags actual filing by around 18 months, so the last one to two years in any dataset understate real activity rather than proving a genuine slowdown. A clearer read on current momentum needs another filing cycle to complete.
Which technology areas are most heavily claimed?
Coating process claims (IPC class B05D) and general coatings, paints and inks (C09D) each appear in close to three in ten of the 73 records, making them the most heavily claimed areas. Layered products and laminates (B32B) and adhesives (C09J) follow closely behind. Smaller classes covering shaping of plastics, addition polymers, decorative finishing and packaging each sit at 11% or below, pointing to comparatively lighter claim density there.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Radiation Curable Coatings and Adhesives covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.