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CPC technology class · G06

G06K - Graphical DATA Reading

Graphical data reading ; presentation of data; record carriers; handling record carriers. 27,107 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

27,107
US patents granted
G06
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+8%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Graphical DATA Reading ranks #74 of 670 CPC technology areas - 27,107 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 8% over five years.

#74
of 670 CPC technology areas
27,107
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Canon
leading assignee (1,345)
+8%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (1,345 patents)

CPC subclass G06K - GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - covers 27,107 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class G06 (COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in G06K is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Canon Kabushiki Kaisha leads with 1,345 patents, followed by Capital ONE Services, Llc at 711 grants and HAND HELD Products, Inc. at 459.

Filing activity in G06K is up 8% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is G06K innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in G06K, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 8% versus 2015–2019.

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 1,555

Who leads G06K?

The 12 most active assignees in GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Canon is the most active filer in G06K, holding 1,345 of the 27,107 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
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass G06K
Rank Company Patents in G06K
#1 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha 1,345
#2 Capital ONE Services, Llc 711
#3 HAND HELD Products, Inc. 459
#4 Ricoh Company, Ltd. 443
#5 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 416
#6 Seiko Epson Corporation 405
#7 Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha 403
#8 Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. 388
#9 Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p. 381
#10 Zebra Technologies Corporation 363
#11 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 270
#12 NXP B.v. 207
#13 Konica Minolta, Inc. 204
#14 Xerox Corporation 199
#15 Symbol Technologies, Llc 198
#16 Walmart Apollo, Llc 196
#17 FUJI Xerox Co., Ltd. 186
#18 Avery Dennison Retail Information Services Llc 180
#19 Impinj, Inc. 164
#20 THE CODE Corporation 128

About This Class

CPC subclass G06K belongs to class G06.

27,107 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G06K 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 G06K assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06K. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 G06K assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06K. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520 050010001500 Patents in G06K Avg claims / patent (company-wide) CanonCapital One ServicesHand Held ProductsRicohBrother KogyoSeiko EpsonToshiba TecKyocera Document Solu…Hewlett-packard Devel…ZebraMurata ManufacturingNxp B VKonica MinoltaXerox
Top 14 G06K assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06K. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class G06K?
CPC subclass G06K covers GRAPHICAL DATA READING ; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS. It belongs to CPC class G06 (COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING), with 27,107 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in G06K?
27,107 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass G06K between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in G06K?
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha leads G06K with 1,345 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for G06K collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., G06) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like G06K provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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