Patent Application Weekly Update (2020.03.26)
In this week, 7365 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 | 202.0 |
| 2 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING | 125.0 |
| 3 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS | 115.0 |
| 4 | SALESFORCE.COM | 91.0 |
| 5 | FUJI XEROX | 88.0 |
| 6 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA | 82.0 |
| 7 | APPLE | 79.0 |
| 8 | QUALCOMM | 71.0 |
| 9 | INTEL | 62.0 |
| 10 | CANON | 61.0 |
| 11 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES | 61.0 |
| 12 | MICROSOFT | 59.0 |
| 13 | LG ELECTRONICS | 56.0 |
| 14 | HONDA MOTOR | 43.0 |
| 15 | SONY | 42.0 |
| 16 | BOEING | 41.0 |
| 17 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 37.0 |
| 18 | SEIKO EPSON | 37.0 |
| 19 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP | 35.0 |
| 20 | 31.0 | |
| 21 | ROBERT BOSCH | 29.0 |
| 22 | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON | 29.0 |
| 23 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES | 28.0 |
| 24 | SAMSUNG DISPLAY | 26.0 |
| 25 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC | 25.0 |
| 26 | DENSO | 25.0 |
| 27 | PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 25.0 |
| 28 | GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 23.0 |
| 29 | FUJIFILM | 23.0 |
| 30 | STMICROELECTRONICS | 23.0 |
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 | 648.0 |
| 2 | H01L | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 463.0 |
| 3 | H04L | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION | 312.0 |
| 4 | H04W | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | 281.0 |
| 5 | A61K | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES | 236.0 |
| 6 | A61B | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION | 217.0 |
| 7 | 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 | 215.0 |
| 8 | H04N | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION | 203.0 |
| 9 | G06T | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL | 119.0 |
| 10 | G02B | PHYSICS | OPTICS | OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS | 113.0 |
| 11 | G01N | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | 109.0 |
| 12 | G06K | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS | 105.0 |
| 13 | H01M | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY | 98.0 |
| 14 | 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 | 76.0 |
| 15 | 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 | 75.0 |
| 16 | G06N | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS | 70.0 |
| 17 | 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 | 68.0 |
| 18 | C07K | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | PEPTIDES | 67.0 |
| 19 | C07D | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS | 64.0 |
| 20 | H05K | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS | 58.0 |
| 21 | 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 | 58.0 |
| 22 | G03G | PHYSICS | PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY | ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY | 57.0 |
| 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 | 57.0 |
| 24 | 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 | 56.0 |
| 25 | B41J | PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING | PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS | TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, , i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS | 55.0 |
| 26 | G01R | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES | 54.0 |
| 27 | H04B | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION | 54.0 |
| 28 | G09G | PHYSICS | EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS | ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION | 50.0 |
| 29 | B60W | PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING | VEHICLES IN GENERAL | CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT | 48.0 |
| 30 | G05B | PHYSICS | CONTROLLING; REGULATING | CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS | 47.0 |