Seismic Isolation Bearings Patents: Top Companies & Trends 2026
Seismic Isolation Bearings and Dampers: Patents Shaping Structural Protection
Filing peaked in 2021 at 16 records and had fallen to 2 by 2024, an 88% drop over that three-year span — though 2025-26 figures are still filling in due to publication lag. Filings ran at 9 in 2017 and reached a peak of 16 in 2021, then fell to 2 by 2024 — an 88% decline over that three-year window. 2025 and 2026 figures remain partial because publication typically lags filing by roughly 18 months, so the most recent years understate actual filing activity rather than confirming a real slowdown.
- 1WORKSAFE TECHNOLOGY INC46
- 2OCADO INNOVATION LTD16
- 3LEE GEORGE C8
- 4LIANG ZACH8
- 5SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION8
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- 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
What is a seismic isolation bearing patent landscape and why does it matter?
It is a structured view of published patent families covering devices and methods that decouple a structure’s motion from ground shaking, such as lead rubber bearings and friction pendulum systems. This particular landscape covers 144 records filed or published between 2015 and mid-2026. It matters because it shows where claim density is heaviest, who holds the largest portfolios, and which technical sub-areas still have room for new filings without running into dense prior art.
Who are the leading patent holders in seismic isolation bearing technology?
Filing activity in this dataset is concentrated: the top 5 assignees together hold 59.7% of the 144 records in scope, and the top 10 hold 73.6%. One assignee alone accounts for 46 records, far ahead of the fifth-place holder’s 8. Beyond the top 10, the ranked field extends to 69 companies with a long tail of much smaller filers, including academic institutions and individual inventors.
Has patent filing for seismic isolation bearings slowed down?
Filings peaked at 16 in 2021 and fell to 2 by 2024, an 88% decline over that three-year span, which is the most recent period that can be read as complete. Figures for 2025 and 2026 are still partial because patent publication typically lags filing by around 18 months. That means the apparent drop in the very latest years should not be read as confirmation of a continuing slowdown until later data fills in.
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 Seismic Isolation Bearings and Dampers 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.