Textile Sensor Integration Patent Snapshot 2026
The patent corpus for textile sensor integration is extremely nascent, with a single patent family in scope and a handful of named filers sharing the activity equally. Filing activity is effectively flat across the review window, with a solitary record appearing in 2024, making any concentration or momentum signal preliminary at best.
Three filers, one family — the field is in its earliest formation stage
The current corpus holds one patent family in scope. The three ranked applicants — VAN OS KOEN, Koninklijke Philips NV, and Washington University in Saint Louis — each hold one patent record, and together they account for the entirety of the ranked applicants visible in this query’ combined total.
Concentration among the top five filers amounts to the full share of the ranked applicants visible in this query, reflecting not so much a visible incumbent as a field that has not yet attracted broad participation. No meaningful tier gap can be observed between filers at this scale.
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN OS KOEN | 1 | |
| 2 | Koninklijke Philips NV | 1 | |
| 3 | Washington University in Saint Louis | 1 |
The leaders’ positions imply early-mover status rather than entrenched advantage: with a single family in scope, no applicant has built a defensible portfolio, and the field remains open to new entrants with targeted filings.
The most recent period should be treated with caution given standard patent publication lag of 18–24 months; the 2024 and 2025 data points may undercount activity that has not yet published. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
A single 2024 filing and a four-branch technology spread signal early-stage activity
The annual filing trend and the IPC technology composition together characterize a field that has not yet reached a self-sustaining growth trajectory. The four active IPC classes span diagnostics, polymer shaping, woven fabrics, and conductive materials, pointing to a genuinely cross-disciplinary technical space.
Annual filing trend
Activity registers as zero across 2017–2023 and 2025–2026, with the sole record appearing in 2024. Given typical 18–24 month publication lag, filings in 2025 and 2026 are likely under-represented; this single data point should not be read as either a trend or a peak.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
Four IPC classes each carry one record: A61B (diagnosis and surgery), B29C (shaping of plastics), D03D (woven fabrics and weaving), and H01B (cables, conductors, and insulators). The equal distribution across biomedical, materials-processing, textiles, and electrical domains reflects the inherently interdisciplinary nature of textile sensor integration at this stage.
↗ 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.
Koninklijke Philips NV
Philips holds one patent record and is the only applicant linked to two separate co-filing relationships in the corpus. Its technology focus spans B29C 51 (shaping of plastics) and D03D 1 (woven fabrics and weaving), pointing toward fabric-manufacturing process integration rather than purely electronic or biomedical applications. No momentum trend is recorded for Philips in the recent window.
patent records: 1Washington University in Saint Louis
Washington University in Saint Louis holds one patent record and is flagged as a new entrant in the applicant momentum data. Its technology emphasis covers A61B 5 (diagnosis and surgery) and H01B 1 (cables, conductors, and insulators), orienting it toward biomedical sensing applications — a distinct angle from Philips’ textile-manufacturing focus. As a new entrant with a single record, its trajectory remains to be established.
patent records: 1Frequently asked questions
The current corpus contains one patent family in scope. This reflects either genuine early-stage activity or a very narrow query scope, and should be treated as a preliminary signal rather than a complete market picture.
Three applicants each hold one patent record: VAN OS KOEN, Koninklijke Philips NV, and Washington University in Saint Louis. Philips is notable for appearing in two co-filing relationships, giving it the broadest early collaborative presence.
All recorded activity routes through WIPO (PCT), with two jurisdiction-level records. No national-phase filings are yet visible in the corpus, which is consistent with early-stage international protection strategies.
Four IPC classes each hold one record: A61B (diagnosis and surgery), B29C (shaping of plastics), D03D (woven fabrics and weaving), and H01B (cables, conductors, and insulators). This spread reflects the cross-disciplinary nature of the field.
The filing trend shows zero activity from 2017 through 2023, one record in 2024, and no confirmed records in 2025–2026. Given standard publication lag of 18–24 months, recent years are likely undercounted. It is too early to characterize a growth trajectory from this data.
Two co-filing pairs are recorded: VAN OS KOEN with Koninklijke Philips NV, and BHATTACHARYA RABIN with Koninklijke Philips NV, each covering one joint record. Philips acts as the hub in both relationships, suggesting a model of corporate-inventor and corporate-academic co-development.
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