Patent Application Weekly Update (2019.08.15)
In this week, 7673 patent applications have been published. This article lists top 30 organizations and top 30 CPC subclasses that have the most patents published.
TABLE 1: Top 30 Companies (sorted by #patents)
| Rank | Company | #Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. | 166.0 |
| 2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. | 125.0 |
| 3 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. | 114.0 |
| 4 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD. | 80.0 |
| 5 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 74.0 |
| 6 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 68.0 |
| 7 | SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD. | 60.0 |
| 8 | QUALCOMM INC. | 58.0 |
| 9 | SONY CORP. | 56.0 |
| 10 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | 47.0 |
| 11 | INTEL CORP. | 47.0 |
| 12 | MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC | 47.0 |
| 13 | ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD. | 41.0 |
| 14 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 40.0 |
| 15 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC. | 37.0 |
| 16 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO. LTD. | 35.0 |
| 17 | GOOGLE LLC | 34.0 |
| 18 | APPLE INC. | 33.0 |
| 19 | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) | 32.0 |
| 20 | PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO. LTD. | 31.0 |
| 21 | DENSO CORP. | 30.0 |
| 22 | GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. | 28.0 |
| 23 | NEC CORP. | 27.0 |
| 24 | HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD. | 27.0 |
| 25 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP. | 24.0 |
| 26 | SEIKO EPSON CORP. | 23.0 |
| 27 | SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO. | 23.0 |
| 28 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC | 22.0 |
| 29 | THE BOEING CO. | 22.0 |
| 30 | SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 21.0 |
TABLE 2: Top 30 CPC Subclasses (sorted by #patents)
| Rank | Code | Section | Class | SubClass | #Patents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G06F | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING | 642.0 |
| 2 | H01L | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 468.0 |
| 3 | H04L | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION | 354.0 |
| 4 | H04W | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | 293.0 |
| 5 | A61B | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION | 271.0 |
| 6 | A61K | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES | 246.0 |
| 7 | H04N | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION | 209.0 |
| 8 | G06Q | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 170.0 |
| 9 | G02B | PHYSICS | OPTICS | OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS | 116.0 |
| 10 | G06K | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS | 115.0 |
| 11 | G01N | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | 114.0 |
| 12 | G06T | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL | 106.0 |
| 13 | H01M | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY | 99.0 |
| 14 | C07K | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | PEPTIDES | 93.0 |
| 15 | A61M | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY ; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR | 92.0 |
| 16 | H04B | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION | 78.0 |
| 17 | C07D | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS | 74.0 |
| 18 | A61F | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS | 72.0 |
| 19 | C12N | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING | MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF ; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS ; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA | 67.0 |
| 20 | G06N | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS | 64.0 |
| 21 | E21B | FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS | EARTH DRILLING; MINING | EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING ; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS | 57.0 |
| 22 | G05D | PHYSICS | CONTROLLING; REGULATING | SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES | 54.0 |
| 23 | C12Q | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING | MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS ; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES | 52.0 |
| 24 | G01R | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES | 51.0 |
| 25 | G02F | PHYSICS | OPTICS | DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS | 51.0 |
| 26 | H02J | ELECTRICITY | GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY | 51.0 |
| 27 | G09G | PHYSICS | EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS | ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION | 48.0 |
| 28 | H05K | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS | 48.0 |
| 29 | B65D | PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING | CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL | CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES | 48.0 |
| 30 | B60R | PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING | VEHICLES IN GENERAL | VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 47.0 |