CPC technology class · G06

G06M - Counting Mechanisms

Counting mechanisms; counting of objects not otherwise provided for. 332 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

332
US patents granted: #8/12
in G06: 0.0%
G06 class share: +11%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Counting Mechanisms ranks #575 of 670 CPC technology areas - 332 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 11% over five years.

#575
of 670 CPC technology areas: 332
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Ivax Pharmaceuticals Ireland
leading assignee (19): +11%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G06M's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G06M recorded 146 grants versus 132 in 2015–2019 (+11% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 36 grants and bottomed in 2019 at 16 (+125% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Norton (Waterford) Limited holds 5.7% of the class ; the top three share 17.2%.

Leaderboard read

G06M concentration, lead at 5.7%

Norton (Waterford) Limited leads this historical grant record at 5.7% of G06M - foreign corporation assignees hold 83% of class grants (119 of 143). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 5.7%
Top three share: 17.2%
Lead over #2: 0

Where G06M sits inside G06

Among 12 subclasses in G06 (Computing OR CALCULATING; Counting), G06M ranks #8 and holds 0.0% 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 G06G 675 G06E 229

Rising assignees active in G06M

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 Geotab Inc. 4.21x 43 → 181 company-wide · 12 in G06M
#2 Norton (Waterford) Limited 2.21x 14 → 31 company-wide · 19 in G06M
#3 Aptar France SAS 0.89x 63 → 56 company-wide · 9 in G06M
#4 Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH 0.89x 148 → 131 company-wide · 8 in G06M
#5 Teva Pharmaceuticals Ireland 0.33x 3 → 1 company-wide · 19 in G06M

G06M grants by year, peak 2020 (36)

US utility-patent grants per year in G06M, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 11% versus 2015–2019.

Norton (Waterford)

19
Ivax Pharmaceuticals…

19
Teva Pharmaceuticals…

19
Geotab

12
Aptar France Sas

9
Boehringer Ingelheim…

8
Euro-celtique

6
Ivax International B V

5
Trudell Medical…

4
Consort Medical

4
Broadley-james

4
Aveva Software

3

What this shows Ivax Pharmaceuticals… is the most active filer in G06M, holding 19 of the 332 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 G06M
Rank	Company	Patents in G06M
#1	Norton (Waterford) Limited	19
#2	Ivax Pharmaceuticals Ireland	19
#3	Teva Pharmaceuticals Ireland	19
#4	Geotab Inc.	12
#5	Aptar France SAS	9
#6	Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH	8
#7	Euro-Celtique S.A.	6
#8	Ivax International B.V.	5
#9	Trudell Medical International Inc.	4
#10	Consort Medical PLC	4
#11	Broadley-James Corporation	4
#12	Aveva Software, LLC	3
#13	Kindeva Drug Delivery L.P.	3
#14	Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	3
#15	TTP Plc	2
#16	NinthDecimal, Inc.	2
#17	DeNovix Inc.	2
#18	Optum, Inc.	1
#19	Lupin Limited	1
#20	Cipla Limited	1

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G06M 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 G06M assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06M. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Questions about G06M

Which company holds the most patents in G06M?

Ivax Pharmaceuticals Ireland leads G06M with 19 patents (5.7% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 83% of class grants.

Which G06M assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G06M, Geotab Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (4.21x: 43 grants in 2019–2021 → 181 in 2022–2024) while holding 12 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does G06M compare inside parent class G06?

Inside G06 (Computing OR CALCULATING; Counting), G06M ranks #8 of 12 subclasses by grant volume and holds 0.0% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G06F (580,551 grants).

What to do with this data

G06M in context - here's where to go next.

Norton (Waterford) Limited leads G06M with 19 grants in this class. See full portfolio
G06M ranks #575 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class G06, the largest sibling subclass is G06F with 580,551 grants. Explore G06F

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

Methodology - G06M figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (332 grants in the tracked window).

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