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3D Printed Metals: A Patent Landscape Analysis – 2018 

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Published on Oct 02, 2018 SKU SMP-PA-Metals 0718 Categories , Tags , ,

New 3D Printed Metals Patent Analysis Report from SmarTech

Metals-based 3D printing is one of the fastest growing sectors of the 3D printing industry.  SmarTech has already published widely on the growing market opportunities available in this space.  Building on our extensive knowledge and understanding of this area, we are now offering an updated and revamped report on the patent landscape for 3D-printed metals. This report will be one of a series of reports on the 3D printing patent landscape.

Coverage
The 2018 report is based on an extensive search of relevant U.S. and foreign patents issued over a 20-year rolling period and patent applications published through June 2018 related to metals used for 3D printing and processes for making such metals.  This report – which is the only one of its kind — has two components: (1) a 3D printing metals patent database and (2) a visually illustrative presentation of the data in charts and graphs, accompanied by granular analysis and guidance by SmarTech’s in-house IP analyst.

This 3D printed metals patent analysis report covers such vital questions as:

Which companies are obtaining patents in the 3D printed metals space?
Top 20 companies
Cumulatively, over a 20-year rolling period
Subsisting patents
Published applications
Patent filing and issuance trends over a 20-year rolling period

Which universities and research institutions are obtaining patents in the 3D printed metals space?
Top 20 institutions
Patent filing and issuance trends over a 20-year rolling period

Who are the inventors in this space?
Top 20 inventors
Top inventors by company
Patent filing and issuance trends over a 20-year rolling period

What are the patent filing and issuance trends over a 20-year rolling period (total numbers)?
U.S.
WIPO countries

Which patents are being cited against pending applications (forward citation)?
Top 20 references, ranked
Top 20 references, by description

How is technology in this space distributed among patent classifications?
U.S. classes
International classes

How has the technology evolved, by company?
U.S. Classes
International classes

How has the technology evolved, by type?
U.S. Classes
International classes

Which countries are leading patent issuance in this space?
Top 20 countries, cumulatively
Top 20 countries, current
Top inventors, by country

How are metals patents distributed?
By type of metal
By company
By 3D printing process

How are metals applications distributed?
By process and company

What is the patent landscape for metals?
By type of metal
By 3D printing process that uses the metal
By company

What are the trends in patent abandonment in this space?
20-year rolling period

What metals patents are expiring in this space over a 3-year rolling period?

This 3D printed metals patent analysis report will be required reading for anyone who makes or uses metals for 3D printing, or who wants to identify opportunities or risks in this space.  It is aimed at CTOs, inventors and researchers, patent attorneys, investors, and others who need a comprehensive overview of the 3D printed metals patent landscape.

Patent Database
SmarTech’s patent database for 3D printed metals is based on searches for U.S. and WIPO patents and published patent applications over a 20-year rolling period. The database provides the following details: patent/publication number, assignee, title, abstract, filing date, publication date, status, PCT data, priority date, priority country, inventor, patent family information, forward citation, backward citation.

This database is provided in an Excel spreadsheet so that users can perform their own analytics with the data.

3D Printed Metals:  A Patent Landscape Analysis – 2018 will provide exceptional value to participants in every part the 3D printing community.