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Patent Application Weekly Update (2021.02.18)

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In this week, 6556 patent applications have been published. This article lists top 30 organizations and top 30 CPC subclasses that have the most patents published (Updated on 2021.02.18).

TABLE 1: Top 30 Companies (sorted by #patents)

Rank Company #Patents
1 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS 123.0
2 QUALCOMM 107.0
3 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 81.0
4 LG ELECTRONICS 55.0
5 APPLE 53.0
6 MICRON TECHNOLOGY 49.0
7 ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES 45.0
8 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP 39.0
9 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES 39.0
10 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY 38.0
11 SAMSUNG DISPLAY 38.0
12 INTEL 37.0
13 NEC 36.0
14 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 35.0
15 LG CHEM 34.0
16 SONY 33.0
17 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT 32.0
18 MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY 30.0
19 CANON 27.0
20 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC 26.0
21 GOOGLE 26.0
22 MICROSOFT 23.0
23 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES 23.0
24 AT&T 22.0
25 GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS 22.0
26 HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 21.0
27 AAC OPTICS SOLUTIONS 21.0
28 APPLIED MATERIALS 21.0
29 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES 20.0
30 EXXON MOBIL 20.0

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 491.0
2 H01L ELECTRICITY BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 353.0
3 H04W ELECTRICITY ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 333.0
4 H04L ELECTRICITY ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 290.0
5 A61K HUMAN NECESSITIES MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES 223.0
6 A61B HUMAN NECESSITIES MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 222.0
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 209.0
8 H04N ELECTRICITY ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 146.0
9 G02B PHYSICS OPTICS OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS 126.0
10 G06K PHYSICS COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS 110.0
11 G06T PHYSICS COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 104.0
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 83.0
13 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 80.0
14 C07D CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS 80.0
15 H01M ELECTRICITY BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY 79.0
16 G06N PHYSICS COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS 78.0
17 C07K CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PEPTIDES 75.0
18 G01N PHYSICS MEASURING; TESTING INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 71.0
19 H04B ELECTRICITY ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE TRANSMISSION 56.0
20 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 53.0
21 G01R PHYSICS MEASURING; TESTING MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES 50.0
22 H04R ELECTRICITY ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 47.0
23 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
24 G16H PHYSICS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA 44.0
25 G09G PHYSICS EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION 44.0
26 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 44.0
27 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 43.0
28 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 43.0
29 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
30 G10L PHYSICS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING 38.0