Patent Application Weekly Update (2020.02.20)
In this week, 6115 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 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING | 127.0 |
2 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES | 113.0 |
3 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS | 99.0 |
4 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES | 57.0 |
5 | LG ELECTRONICS | 46.0 |
6 | AAC TECHNOLOGIES | 44.0 |
7 | SONY | 42.0 |
8 | SAMSUNG DISPLAY | 41.0 |
9 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP | 39.0 |
10 | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON | 36.0 |
11 | QUALCOMM | 35.0 |
12 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC | 32.0 |
13 | NEWPORT FAB LLC DBA JAZZ SEMICONDUCTOR | 32.0 |
14 | ROBERT BOSCH | 31.0 |
15 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES | 28.0 |
16 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 26.0 |
17 | SK HYNIX | 25.0 |
18 | APPLE | 24.0 |
19 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES | 23.0 |
20 | LG CHEM | 23.0 |
21 | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | 22.0 |
22 | ETHICON | 21.0 |
23 | INTEL | 21.0 |
24 | GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 21.0 |
25 | 21.0 | |
26 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 20.0 |
27 | HYUNDAI MOTOR | 20.0 |
28 | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS | 20.0 |
29 | NEC | 20.0 |
30 | KIA MOTORS | 20.0 |
TABLE 2: Top 30 CPC Subclasses (sorted by #patents)
Rank | Code | Section | Class | SubClass | #Patents |
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1 | H01L | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 426.0 |
2 | G06F | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING | 408.0 |
3 | H04W | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | 244.0 |
4 | A61K | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES | 242.0 |
5 | A61B | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION | 226.0 |
6 | H04L | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION | 226.0 |
7 | H04N | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION | 144.0 |
8 | G02B | PHYSICS | OPTICS | OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS | 138.0 |
9 | 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 | 127.0 |
10 | G01N | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | 122.0 |
11 | 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 | 79.0 |
12 | G06T | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL | 79.0 |
13 | 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 | 73.0 |
14 | H01M | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY | 70.0 |
15 | C07K | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | PEPTIDES | 67.0 |
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 | 65.0 |
17 | G06K | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS | 59.0 |
18 | C07D | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS | 59.0 |
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 | 54.0 |
20 | H04B | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION | 53.0 |
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 | 51.0 |
22 | H01R | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS | 48.0 |
23 | B01D | PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING | PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL | SEPARATION | 46.0 |
24 | 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 | 40.0 |
25 | 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 | 40.0 |
26 | G11C | PHYSICS | INFORMATION STORAGE | STATIC STORES | 39.0 |
27 | C08L | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON | COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS | 37.0 |
28 | G01R | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES | 37.0 |
29 | B60R | PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING | VEHICLES IN GENERAL | VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 37.0 |
30 | 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 | 35.0 |