CPC technology class · G06
G06F - Electric Digital Data Processing
Electric digital data processing. 580,551 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.
- 580,551
- US patents granted
- #1/12
- in G06
- 54.3%
- G06 class share
- +20%
- 5-yr velocity
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Electric Digital Data Processing ranks #1 of 670 CPC technology areas - 580,551 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 20% over five years.
- #1
- of 670 CPC technology areas
- 580,551
- US patents granted, 2015–2025
- International Business…
- leading assignee (42,717)
- +20%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
How G06F's grant cadence moved
Between 2020–2024, G06F recorded 289,048 grants versus 241,224 in 2015–2019 (+20% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 60,630 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 42,865 (+41% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee International Business Machines Corporation holds 7.4% of the class ; the top three share 14.0%.
Leaderboard read
G06F concentration, lead at 7.4%
International Business Machines Corporation leads this historical grant record at 7.4% of G06F - us corporation assignees hold 62% of class grants (340,044 of 547,324). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.
- Leader's share
- 7.4%
- Top three share
- 14.0%
- Lead over #2
- 21,220
42,717 of 580,551 grants
of the class's recorded grants
more grants than Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Where G06F sits inside G06
Among 12 subclasses in G06 (Computing OR CALCULATING; Counting), G06F ranks #1 and holds 54.3% of the parent class's 1,068,680 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.
Rising assignees active in G06F
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 · 644 in G06F
- #2 Kyndryl, Inc. 478x 0 → 478 company-wide · 346 in G06F
- #3 Meta Platforms, Inc. 376x 2 → 751 company-wide · 386 in G06F
- #4 Block, Inc. 345x 1 → 345 company-wide · 94 in G06F
- #5 Salesforce, Inc. 334x 3 → 1,001 company-wide · 977 in G06F
G06F grants by year, peak 2020 (60,630)
US utility-patent grants per year in G06F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 20% versus 2015–2019.
Who leads G06F?
The 12 most active assignees in Electric Digital Data Processing - wider bars mean more grants
- International…
International Business Machines Corporation
42,717 patents
- Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
21,497 patents
- Microsoft Technology… 16,951
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
16,951 patents
- Google 13,092
Google LLC
13,092 patents
- Intel 12,803
Intel Corporation
12,803 patents
- Apple 11,007
Apple Inc.
11,007 patents
- Amazon 10,217
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
10,217 patents
- Dell Products 7,187
Dell Products L.P.
7,187 patents
- Emc Ip Holding 6,619
EMC IP Holding Company LLC
6,619 patents
- Micron Technology 6,121
Micron Technology, Inc.
6,121 patents
- Canon 5,662
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
5,662 patents
- Oracle International 5,583
Oracle International Corporation
5,583 patents
What this shows International… is the most active filer in G06F, holding 42,717 of the 580,551 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.
View data table
| Rank | Company | Patents in G06F |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | International Business Machines Corporation | 42,717 |
| #2 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 21,497 |
| #3 | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | 16,951 |
| #4 | Google LLC | 13,092 |
| #5 | Intel Corporation | 12,803 |
| #6 | Apple Inc. | 11,007 |
| #7 | Amazon Technologies, Inc. | 10,217 |
| #8 | Dell Products L.P. | 7,187 |
| #9 | EMC IP Holding Company LLC | 6,619 |
| #10 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 6,121 |
| #11 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | 5,662 |
| #12 | Oracle International Corporation | 5,583 |
| #13 | SAP SE | 4,867 |
| #14 | Sony Group Corporation | 4,237 |
| #15 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 4,154 |
| #16 | VMware LLC | 3,784 |
| #17 | Qualcomm Incorporated | 3,712 |
| #18 | Fujitsu Limited | 3,705 |
| #19 | BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 3,455 |
| #20 | SK hynix Inc. | 3,218 |
Footprint here vs. claim strategy
Each dot is a leading G06F 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.
Classes near G06F's 580,551-grant footprint
Nationwide nearest neighbors for G06F (#1 of 670 by volume ; lead share 7.4%) - not the G06 parent-class siblings above.
Nearest by grant volume
Questions about G06F
Which company holds the most patents in G06F?
Which G06F assignees grew fastest recently?
How does G06F compare inside parent class G06?
What to do with this data
G06F in context - here's where to go next.
- International Business Machines Corporation leads G06F with 42,717 grants in this class. See full portfolio
- G06F ranks #1 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
- Inside parent class G06, the largest sibling subclass is G06Q with 144,635 grants. Explore G06Q
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
Methodology - G06F figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (580,551 grants in the tracked window).
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