CPC technology class · G03

G03H - Holographic Processes Or Apparatus

Holographic processes or apparatus. 2,738 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

2,738
US patents granted: #4/6
in G03: 3.7%
G03 class share: +38%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Holographic Processes Or Apparatus ranks #334 of 670 CPC technology areas - 2,738 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 38% over five years.

#334
of 670 CPC technology areas: 2,738
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Samsung
leading assignee (207): +38%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G03H's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G03H recorded 1,374 grants versus 993 in 2015–2019 (+38% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 308 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 154 (+100% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. holds 2.6% of the class ; the top three share 7.0%.

Leaderboard read

G03H concentration, lead at 2.6%

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 2.6% of G03H - foreign corporation assignees hold 63% of class grants (668 of 1,062). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 2.6%
Top three share: 7.0%
Lead over #2: 7

Where G03H sits inside G03

Among 6 subclasses in G03 (PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; Holography), G03H ranks #4 and holds 3.7% of the parent class's 73,096 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

G03G 26,691 G03B 21,728 G03F 21,670 G03C 231 G03D 38

Rising assignees active in G03H

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 Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC 1285x 0 → 1,285 company-wide · 44 in G03H
#2 Envisics Ltd 5.13x 8 → 41 company-wide · 47 in G03H
#3 Dualitas Ltd 4.25x 8 → 34 company-wide · 41 in G03H
#4 Cubixel Co., Ltd 4.00x 0 → 4 company-wide · 5 in G03H
#5 Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH 3.25x 8 → 26 company-wide · 9 in G03H

G03H grants by year, peak 2020 (308)

US utility-patent grants per year in G03H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 38% versus 2015–2019.

Dai Nippon Printing

70
Seereal

63
Light Field Lab

60
Envisics

47
Meta Platforms

44
Dualitas

41
Toppan Printing

35
Covestro Deutschland

32
Imec Vzw

27
Pacific Light &…

26
Digilens

23
Akonia Holographics

22

What this shows Samsung is the most active filer in G03H, holding 207 of the 2,738 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 G03H
Rank	Company	Patents in G03H
#1	Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.	70
#2	Seereal Technologies S.A.	63
#3	Light Field Lab, Inc.	60
#4	Envisics Ltd	47
#5	Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC	44
#6	Dualitas Ltd	41
#7	Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.	35
#8	Covestro Deutschland AG	32
#9	Imec VZW	27
#10	Pacific Light & Hologram, Inc.	26
#11	DigiLens Inc.	23
#12	Akonia Holographics LLC	22
#13	Celloptic, Inc.	22
#14	Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation	21
#15	Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.	19
#16	North Inc.	15
#17	Real View Imaging Ltd.	15
#18	Open Water Internet, Inc.	12
#19	University of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation	10
#20	OVD Kinegram AG	10

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G03H 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 G03H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G03H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near G03H's 2,738-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for G03H (#334 of 670 by volume ; lead share 7.6%) - not the G03 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

F02F 2,743 F41H 2,723 E04G 2,717 F02P 2,762

Nearest by lead-assignee share

F01P 7.5% H04W 7.6% B60R 7.6% B82Y 7.5%

Questions about G03H

Which company holds the most patents in G03H?

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads G03H with 207 patents (2.6% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 63% of class grants.

Which G03H assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G03H, Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (1285x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 1,285 in 2022–2024) while holding 44 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does G03H compare inside parent class G03?

Inside G03 (PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; Analogous Techniques Using Waves Other Than Optical WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; Holography), G03H ranks #4 of 6 subclasses by grant volume and holds 3.7% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G03G (26,691 grants).

What to do with this data

G03H in context - here's where to go next.

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. leads G03H with 70 grants in this class. See full portfolio
G03H ranks #334 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class G03, the largest sibling subclass is G03G with 26,691 grants. Explore G03G

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

Methodology - G03H figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (2,738 grants in the tracked window).

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