Granted Patent Weekly Update (2021.04.13)
In this week, 6981 patents have been granted. This article lists top 30 organizations and top 30 CPC subclasses that have the most patents granted (Updated on 2021.04.13).
TABLE 1: Top 30 Companies (sorted by #patents)
Rank | Company | #Patents |
---|---|---|
1 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES | 163.0 |
2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS | 153.0 |
3 | APPLE | 79.0 |
4 | CANON | 72.0 |
5 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 71.0 |
6 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES | 59.0 |
7 | LG ELECTRONICS | 57.0 |
8 | BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP | 57.0 |
9 | AMAZON.COM | 52.0 |
10 | MICROSOFT | 47.0 |
11 | SAMSUNG DISPLAY | 47.0 |
12 | TOYOTA JIDOSHA | 46.0 |
13 | HYUNDAI MOTOR | 43.0 |
14 | SONY | 42.0 |
15 | KIA MOTORS | 40.0 |
16 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 36.0 |
17 | AT&T | 36.0 |
18 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES | 36.0 |
19 | QUALCOMM | 34.0 |
20 | INTEL | 34.0 |
21 | BOEING | 33.0 |
22 | 31.0 | |
23 | GENERAL ELECTRIC | 30.0 |
24 | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS | 24.0 |
25 | STMICROELECTRONICS | 24.0 |
26 | CAPITAL ONE SERVICES | 22.0 |
27 | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS | 22.0 |
28 | HONDA MOTOR COMPANY | 21.0 |
29 | EMC | 21.0 |
30 | SEIKO EPSON | 21.0 |
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 | 681.0 |
2 | H01L | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | 390.0 |
3 | H04L | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION | 374.0 |
4 | H04W | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS | 233.0 |
5 | A61B | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION | 216.0 |
6 | H04N | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION | 208.0 |
7 | A61K | HUMAN NECESSITIES | MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE | PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES | 193.0 |
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 | G01N | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | 113.0 |
10 | G06T | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL | 112.0 |
11 | G02B | PHYSICS | OPTICS | OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS | 97.0 |
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 | 95.0 |
13 | G06K | PHYSICS | COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING | RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS | 93.0 |
14 | H01M | ELECTRICITY | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS | PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY | 87.0 |
15 | 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 | 78.0 |
16 | H04B | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | TRANSMISSION | 74.0 |
17 | C07D | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS | 72.0 |
18 | 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 | 70.0 |
19 | G11C | PHYSICS | INFORMATION STORAGE | STATIC STORES | 61.0 |
20 | 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 | 61.0 |
21 | G09G | PHYSICS | EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS | ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION | 59.0 |
22 | H05K | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS | 57.0 |
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 | 56.0 |
24 | G10L | PHYSICS | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS | SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING | 55.0 |
25 | H04R | ELECTRICITY | ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE | LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS | 53.0 |
26 | C07K | CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | PEPTIDES | 52.0 |
27 | G01R | PHYSICS | MEASURING; TESTING | MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES | 52.0 |
28 | H02J | ELECTRICITY | GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY | 50.0 |
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 | 49.0 |
30 | B01D | PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING | PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL | SEPARATION | 49.0 |