Patent Application Weekly Update (2021.06.03)
In this week, 7931 patent applications have been published. This article lists top 30 organizations and top 30 CPC subclasses that have the most patents published (Updated on 2021.06.03).
TABLE 1: Top 30 Companies (sorted by #patents)
| Rank | Company | #Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS | 190.0 |
| 2 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP | 131.0 |
| 3 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES | 115.0 |
| 4 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES | 64.0 |
| 5 | LG ELECTRONICS | 62.0 |
| 6 | SONY | 62.0 |
| 7 | CANON | 58.0 |
| 8 | SEIKO EPSON | 54.0 |
| 9 | HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT | 51.0 |
| 10 | APPLE | 48.0 |
| 11 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA | 47.0 |
| 12 | HYUNDAI MOTOR | 47.0 |
| 13 | KIA MOTORS | 47.0 |
| 14 | ROBERT BOSCH | 42.0 |
| 15 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 40.0 |
| 16 | PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 38.0 |
| 17 | SHENZHEN VOXTECH | 37.0 |
| 18 | SAMSUNG DISPLAY | 36.0 |
| 19 | MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC | 35.0 |
| 20 | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON | 35.0 |
| 21 | 34.0 | |
| 22 | LG CHEM | 33.0 |
| 23 | INTEL | 33.0 |
| 24 | AT&T | 31.0 |
| 25 | GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 28.0 |
| 26 | RICOH | 28.0 |
| 27 | FUJIFILM | 27.0 |
| 28 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 26.0 |
| 29 | NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE | 25.0 |
| 30 | ZTE | 25.0 |
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 | 537.0 |
| 2 | H01L | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 407.0 |
| 3 | H04W | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | 351.0 |
| 4 | H04L | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION | 337.0 |
| 5 | A61K | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES | 309.0 |
| 6 | A61B | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION | 255.0 |
| 7 | H04N | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION | 231.0 |
| 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 | 178.0 |
| 9 | G06T | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL | 159.0 |
| 10 | G01N | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | 140.0 |
| 11 | H01M | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY | 135.0 |
| 12 | G06K | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS | 125.0 |
| 13 | 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 | 116.0 |
| 14 | G02B | PHYSICS | OPTICS | OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS | 112.0 |
| 15 | C07K | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | PEPTIDES | 103.0 |
| 16 | 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 | 100.0 |
| 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 | 100.0 |
| 18 | C07D | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS | 93.0 |
| 19 | H04B | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION | 77.0 |
| 20 | H04R | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS | 70.0 |
| 21 | G09G | PHYSICS | EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS | ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION | 69.0 |
| 22 | 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 | 67.0 |
| 23 | 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 | 59.0 |
| 24 | G06N | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS | 58.0 |
| 25 | 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 | 55.0 |
| 26 | H05K | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS | 54.0 |
| 27 | 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 | 52.0 |
| 28 | 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 |
| 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 | 51.0 |
| 30 | 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 | 50.0 |