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CPC technology class · G06

G06G - Analogue Computers

Analogue computers. 675 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

675
US patents granted
#7/12
in G06
0.1%
G06 class share
-31%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Analogue Computers ranks #507 of 670 CPC technology areas - 675 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 31% over five years.

#507
of 670 CPC technology areas
675
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Z124
leading assignee (82)
-31%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G06G's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G06G recorded 257 grants versus 372 in 2015–2019 (-31% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2015 at 117 grants and bottomed in 2021 at 39 (+200% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Z124 holds 12.1% of the class ; the top three share 20.6%.

Leaderboard read

G06G concentration, lead at 12.1%

Z124 leads this historical grant record at 12.1% of G06G - us corporation assignees hold 52% of class grants (114 of 219). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
12.1%

82 of 675 grants

Top three share
20.6%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
32

more grants than Heartflow, Inc.

Where G06G sits inside G06

Among 12 subclasses in G06 (Computing OR CALCULATING; Counting), G06G ranks #7 and holds 0.1% 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.

G06F 580,551 G06Q 144,635 G06T 131,672 G06V 95,291 G06N 88,089 G06K 27,107 G06M 332 G06E 229

Rising assignees active in G06G

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. #1 Ceremorphic, Inc. 62x 0 → 62 company-wide · 7 in G06G
  2. #2 Heartflow, Inc. 0.88x 88 → 77 company-wide · 50 in G06G
  3. #3 Z124 0.33x 58 → 19 company-wide · 82 in G06G

G06G grants by year, peak 2015 (117)

US utility-patent grants per year in G06G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 31% versus 2015–2019.

050100150 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 25

Who leads G06G?

The 12 most active assignees in Analogue Computers - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Z124 is the most active filer in G06G, holding 82 of the 675 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
View data table
Top patent holders in CPC subclass G06G
Rank Company Patents in G06G
#1 Z124 82
#2 Heartflow, Inc. 50
#3 Ceremorphic, Inc. 7
#4 Xslent Energy Technologies, LLC 6
#5 Eagle Harbor Technologies, Inc. 4
#6 Sendyne Corporation 4
#7 Apparent Labs, LLC 4
#8 Landmark Graphics Corporation 3
#9 The MathWorks, Inc. 3
#10 Resonant Inc. 3
#11 Rain Neuromorphics Inc. 3
#12 Montres Breguet S.A. 2
#13 PIXAR 2
#14 ETH ZÜRICH (EIDGENÖSSISCHE Technische Hochschule ZÜRICH) 2
#15 CAE Inc. 2
#16 Microsemi SoC Corp. 2
#17 Crocus Technology SA 2
#18 Geosat Aerospace & Technology Inc. 2
#19 Dyno Nobel Inc. 2
#20 Avatekh, Inc. 2

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G06G 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 G06G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 1015202530 -20020406080100 Patents in G06G Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Z124HeartflowCeremorphicXslent EnergyEagle HarborSendyneApparent LabsLandmark GraphicsThe MathworksResonantRain NeuromorphicsMontres BreguetPixarEth ZÜRich (EidgenÖSsi…
Top 14 G06G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near G06G's 675-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for G06G (#507 of 670 by volume ; lead share 12.1%) - not the G06 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

A41C 669 A41F 683 F05C 683 H03J 659

Nearest by lead-assignee share

C09G 12.1% C08C 12.1% B60D 12.3% H01G 12.3%

Questions about G06G

Which company holds the most patents in G06G?
Z124 leads G06G with 82 patents (12.1% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 52% of class grants.
Which G06G assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G06G, Ceremorphic, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (62x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 62 in 2022–2024) while holding 7 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does G06G compare inside parent class G06?
Inside G06 (Computing OR CALCULATING; Counting), G06G ranks #7 of 12 subclasses by grant volume and holds 0.1% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G06F (580,551 grants).

What to do with this data

G06G in context - here's where to go next.

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

Methodology - G06G figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (675 grants in the tracked window).

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