Patent Application Weekly Update (2020.01.16)
In this week, 6899 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 | 143.0 |
2 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING | 119.0 |
3 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES | 115.0 |
4 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS | 109.0 |
5 | LG ELECTRONICS | 83.0 |
6 | QUALCOMM | 58.0 |
7 | INTEL | 54.0 |
8 | CANON | 52.0 |
9 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC | 49.0 |
10 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP | 42.0 |
11 | PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 42.0 |
12 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES | 38.0 |
13 | EMC | 36.0 |
14 | APPLE | 35.0 |
15 | SONY | 32.0 |
16 | ETHICON | 31.0 |
17 | MICROSOFT | 30.0 |
18 | SAMSUNG DISPLAY | 30.0 |
19 | SHARP | 30.0 |
20 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 29.0 |
21 | NEC | 28.0 |
22 | 28.0 | |
23 | BOEING | 27.0 |
24 | FUJIFILM | 26.0 |
25 | SK HYNIX | 26.0 |
26 | HYUNDAI MOTOR | 25.0 |
27 | KIA MOTORS | 25.0 |
28 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA | 24.0 |
29 | DENSO | 24.0 |
30 | BANK OF AMERICA | 22.0 |
TABLE 2: Top 30 CPC Subclasses (sorted by #patents)
Rank | Code | Section | Class | SubClass | #Patents |
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1 | G06F | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING | 531.0 |
2 | H01L | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 373.0 |
3 | H04L | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION | 287.0 |
4 | H04W | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | 281.0 |
5 | A61B | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION | 278.0 |
6 | A61K | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES | 242.0 |
7 | H04N | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION | 205.0 |
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 | 175.0 |
9 | G02B | PHYSICS | OPTICS | OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS | 119.0 |
10 | G01N | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | 107.0 |
11 | G06T | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL | 107.0 |
12 | H01M | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY | 106.0 |
13 | G06K | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS | 98.0 |
14 | 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 |
15 | C07D | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS | 89.0 |
16 | 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 | 66.0 |
17 | 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 | 63.0 |
18 | C07K | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | PEPTIDES | 62.0 |
19 | B29C | PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING | WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL | SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING | 61.0 |
20 | H04B | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION | 59.0 |
21 | G06N | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS | 57.0 |
22 | G11C | PHYSICS | INFORMATION STORAGE | STATIC STORES | 54.0 |
23 | G01S | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES | 53.0 |
24 | B60R | PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING | VEHICLES IN GENERAL | VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 50.0 |
25 | G09G | PHYSICS | EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS | ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION | 49.0 |
26 | H05K | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS | 44.0 |
27 | A61N | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY | 43.0 |
28 | G05D | PHYSICS | CONTROLLING; REGULATING | SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES | 43.0 |
29 | B01D | PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING | PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL | SEPARATION | 43.0 |
30 | 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 | 43.0 |