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3D SYSTEMS INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    916
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    5,487
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 45.0%
About

3D SYSTEMS INC has a total of 916 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 45.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1985. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets machines, optics and control are 3 D SYSTEMS INC, STRATASYS LTD and XYZPRINTING INC.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing 3D SYSTEMS INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Hull Charles W 159
#2 Smalley Dennis R 86
#3 Almquist Thomas A 55
#4 Nguyen Hop D 49
#5 Partanen Jouni P 46
#6 Manners Chris R 45
#7 Xu Pingyong 45
#8 Jacobs Paul F 43
#9 Leyden Richard N 41
#10 Sperry Charles R 39

Latest patents

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