CPC technology class · G01

G01G - Weighing

Weighing. 3,374 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

3,374
US patents granted: #16/18
in G01: 0.9%
G01 class share: +43%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Weighing ranks #301 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,374 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 43% over five years.

#301
of 670 CPC technology areas: 3,374
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Ishida
leading assignee (72): +43%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G01G's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G01G recorded 1,725 grants versus 1,204 in 2015–2019 (+43% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 385 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 192 (+101% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Ishida Co., Ltd. holds 2.1% of the class ; the top three share 5.0%.

Leaderboard read

G01G concentration, lead at 2.1%

Ishida Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 2.1% of G01G - foreign corporation assignees hold 57% of class grants (862 of 1,514). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 2.1%
Top three share: 5.0%
Lead over #2: 15

Where G01G sits inside G01

Among 18 subclasses in G01 (MEASURING; Testing), G01G ranks #16 and holds 0.9% of the parent class's 393,430 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

G01N 115,972 G01R 53,716 G01S 52,756 G01C 32,360 G01B 22,043 G01J 16,402 G01M 14,845 G01V 14,307

Rising assignees active in G01G

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Angel Co., Ltd. 27x 6 → 161 company-wide · 9 in G01G
#2 Medic, Inc. 16x 1 → 16 company-wide · 5 in G01G
#3 Maplebear Inc. 9.10x 10 → 91 company-wide · 7 in G01G
#4 Joby Aero, Inc. 5.18x 17 → 88 company-wide · 5 in G01G
#5 Versatile Natures Ltd. 5.00x 1 → 5 company-wide · 8 in G01G

G01G grants by year, peak 2024 (385)

US utility-patent grants per year in G01G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 43% versus 2015–2019.

Ishida

72
Mettler-toledo

57
Yamato Scale

39
A&D

30
Sartorius Lab…

29
Bizerba Se & Kg

28
Mettler-toledo…

28
Mettler-toledo…

28
Mettler-toledo…

27
Zebra

25
7-eleven

23
Ncr

21

What this shows Ishida is the most active filer in G01G, holding 72 of the 3,374 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass G01G
Rank	Company	Patents in G01G
#1	Ishida Co., Ltd.	72
#2	Mettler-Toledo GmbH	57
#3	Yamato Scale Co., Ltd.	39
#4	A&D Company, Limited	30
#5	Sartorius LAB Instruments GMBH & Co. KG	29
#6	Bizerba SE & Co. KG	28
#7	Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Precision Instruments Ltd.	28
#8	Mettler-Toledo International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.	28
#9	Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd.	27
#10	Zebra Technologies Corporation	25
#11	7-eleven, Inc.	23
#12	NCR Corporation	21
#13	Hill-Rom Services, Inc.	21
#14	Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.	20
#15	Trax Technology Solutions Pte Ltd.	20
#16	I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A.	19
#17	Kistler Holding AG	18
#18	Physiowave, Inc.	18
#19	Precision Planting LLC	16
#20	Wipotec GmbH	15

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G01G assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 G01G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G01G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near G01G's 3,374-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for G01G (#301 of 670 by volume ; lead share 2.1%) - not the G01 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

E02D 3,369 F01M 3,398 C22F 3,437 B28B 3,309

Nearest by lead-assignee share

B30B 2.1% F27D 2.2% F41A 2.2% C09D 2.1%

Questions about G01G

Which company holds the most patents in G01G?

Ishida Co., Ltd. leads G01G with 72 patents (2.1% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 57% of class grants.

Which G01G assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G01G, Angel Co., Ltd. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (27x: 6 grants in 2019–2021 → 161 in 2022–2024) while holding 9 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does G01G compare inside parent class G01?

Inside G01 (MEASURING; Testing), G01G ranks #16 of 18 subclasses by grant volume and holds 0.9% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G01N (115,972 grants).

What to do with this data

G01G in context - here's where to go next.

Ishida Co., Ltd. leads G01G with 72 grants in this class. See full portfolio
G01G ranks #301 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class G01, the largest sibling subclass is G01N with 115,972 grants. Explore G01N

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - G01G figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (3,374 grants in the tracked window).

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