Granted Patent Weekly Update (2020.01.14)
In this week, 5423 patents have been granted. This article lists top 30 organizations and top 30 CPC subclasses that have the most patents granted.
TABLE 1: Top 30 Companies (sorted by #patents)
Rank | Company | #Patents |
---|---|---|
1 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES | 160.0 |
2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS | 105.0 |
3 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING | 96.0 |
4 | CANON | 73.0 |
5 | MICROSOFT | 52.0 |
6 | LG ELECTRONICS | 46.0 |
7 | HYUNDAI MOTOR | 43.0 |
8 | APPLE | 42.0 |
9 | INTEL | 42.0 |
10 | 39.0 | |
11 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES | 33.0 |
12 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA | 32.0 |
13 | SONY | 32.0 |
14 | AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES | 31.0 |
15 | QUALCOMM | 31.0 |
16 | GENERAL ELECTRIC | 30.0 |
17 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES | 30.0 |
18 | PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 30.0 |
19 | KIA MOTORS | 30.0 |
20 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP | 28.0 |
21 | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON | 27.0 |
22 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES | 26.0 |
23 | BOEING | 26.0 |
24 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 26.0 |
25 | SAMSUNG DISPLAY | 25.0 |
26 | NIKE | 24.0 |
27 | SAP | 23.0 |
28 | SEIKO EPSON | 22.0 |
29 | HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT | 20.0 |
30 | 19.0 |
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 | 540.0 |
2 | H01L | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 325.0 |
3 | H04L | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION | 323.0 |
4 | H04W | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | 192.0 |
5 | H04N | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION | 168.0 |
6 | A61B | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION | 149.0 |
7 | A61K | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES | 106.0 |
8 | G06T | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL | 91.0 |
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 | 90.0 |
10 | G02B | PHYSICS | OPTICS | OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS | 83.0 |
11 | G01N | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | 79.0 |
12 | 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 | 65.0 |
13 | H01M | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY | 64.0 |
14 | H04B | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION | 57.0 |
15 | G06K | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS | 56.0 |
16 | 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 | 54.0 |
17 | H02J | ELECTRICITY | GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY | 47.0 |
18 | G01R | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES | 46.0 |
19 | A01H | HUMAN NECESSITIES | AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING | NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES | 45.0 |
20 | G11C | PHYSICS | INFORMATION STORAGE | STATIC STORES | 43.0 |
21 | H01R | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS | 43.0 |
22 | C07D | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS | 42.0 |
23 | G09G | PHYSICS | EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS | ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION | 41.0 |
24 | 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 | 41.0 |
25 | F01D | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING | MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES | NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES | 39.0 |
26 | B01D | PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING | PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL | SEPARATION | 38.0 |
27 | 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 | 38.0 |
28 | G05B | PHYSICS | CONTROLLING; REGULATING | CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS | 37.0 |
29 | H05K | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS | 37.0 |
30 | 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 | 37.0 |