Granted Patent Weekly Update (2021.03.09)
In this week, 5734 patents have been granted. This article lists top 30 organizations and top 30 CPC subclasses that have the most patents granted (Updated on 2021.03.09).
TABLE 1: Top 30 Companies (sorted by #patents)
Rank | Company | #Patents |
---|---|---|
1 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES | 135.0 |
2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS | 111.0 |
3 | LG ELECTRONICS | 65.0 |
4 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES | 62.0 |
5 | INTEL | 54.0 |
6 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 49.0 |
7 | APPLE | 45.0 |
8 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 42.0 |
9 | MICROSOFT | 40.0 |
10 | CANON | 40.0 |
11 | SAMSUNG DISPLAY | 39.0 |
12 | QUALCOMM | 37.0 |
13 | SONY | 37.0 |
14 | AMAZON.COM | 36.0 |
15 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP | 32.0 |
16 | TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON | 32.0 |
17 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES | 31.0 |
18 | EMC | 29.0 |
19 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA | 27.0 |
20 | STMICROELECTRONICS | 25.0 |
21 | BOEING | 22.0 |
22 | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS | 22.0 |
23 | AT&T | 21.0 |
24 | MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY | 20.0 |
25 | RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES | 19.0 |
26 | CISCO SYSTEMS | 19.0 |
27 | 18.0 | |
28 | SK HYNIX | 18.0 |
29 | PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | 18.0 |
30 | ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES | 18.0 |
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 | H04L | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION | 347.0 |
3 | H01L | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 303.0 |
4 | H04W | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | 216.0 |
5 | A61B | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION | 180.0 |
6 | H04N | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION | 175.0 |
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 | 129.0 |
8 | A61K | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES | 123.0 |
9 | G01N | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | 103.0 |
10 | G06T | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL | 92.0 |
11 | G06K | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS | 89.0 |
12 | 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 |
13 | G02B | PHYSICS | OPTICS | OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS | 73.0 |
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 | 65.0 |
15 | H01M | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY | 57.0 |
16 | H04B | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION | 56.0 |
17 | A01H | HUMAN NECESSITIES | AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING | NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES | 55.0 |
18 | G09G | PHYSICS | EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS | ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION | 51.0 |
19 | C07D | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS | 49.0 |
20 | G11C | PHYSICS | INFORMATION STORAGE | STATIC STORES | 47.0 |
21 | B01D | PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING | PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL | SEPARATION | 46.0 |
22 | H01R | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS | 45.0 |
23 | 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 | 43.0 |
24 | H02J | ELECTRICITY | GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY | 41.0 |
25 | G01R | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES | 40.0 |
26 | 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 | 40.0 |
27 | 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 | 40.0 |
28 | C07K | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | PEPTIDES | 39.0 |
29 | 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 | 39.0 |
30 | H01Q | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS | 37.0 |