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CPC technology class · G06

G06N - Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Mo…

Computing arrangements based on specific computational models. 88,089 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

88,089
US patents granted
G06
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+561%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Computing Arrangements Based ON Specific Computational Mo… ranks #18 of 670 CPC technology areas - 88,089 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 561% over five years.

#18
of 670 CPC technology areas
88,089
US patents granted, 2015–2025
International Busines…
leading assignee (7,479)
+561%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (7,479 patents)

CPC subclass G06N - COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS - covers 88,089 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 G06N is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. International Business Machines Corporation leads with 7,479 patents, followed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc at 2,485 grants and Google Llc at 2,475.

Filing activity in G06N is up 561% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is G06N innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in G06N, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 561% versus 2015–2019.

05,00010,00015,00020,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 10,289

Who leads G06N?

The 12 most active assignees in COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows International Busines… is the most active filer in G06N, holding 7,479 of the 88,089 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 G06N
Rank Company Patents in G06N
#1 International Business Machines Corporation 7,479
#2 Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc 2,485
#3 Google Llc 2,475
#4 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 1,480
#5 Capital ONE Services, Llc 1,386
#6 Intel Corporation 1,333
#7 Adobe Inc. 989
#8 Bank Of America Corporation 877
#9 NEC Corporation 698
#10 Accenture Global Solutions Limited 660
#11 Oracle International Corporation 616
#12 Qualcomm Incorporated 561
#13 Cisco Technology, Inc. 550
#14 SAP SE 513
#15 Nvidia Corporation 500
#16 Dell Products L.p. 496
#17 EMC IP Holding Company Llc 477
#18 Fujitsu Limited 460
#19 Facebook, Inc. 439
#20 Tencent Technology (shenzhen) Company Limited 434

About This Class

CPC subclass G06N belongs to class G06.

88,089 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 G06N 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 G06N assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06N. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 G06N assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06N. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 1015202530 02000400060008000 Patents in G06N Avg claims / patent (company-wide) International Busines…Microsoft Technology…GoogleAmazonCapital One ServicesIntelAdobeBank of AmericaNecAccenture Global Solu…Oracle InternationalQualcomm IncorporatedCisco TechnologySap Se
Top 14 G06N assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06N. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class G06N?
CPC subclass G06N covers COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS. It belongs to CPC class G06 (COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING), with 88,089 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in G06N?
88,089 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass G06N between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in G06N?
International Business Machines Corporation leads G06N with 7,479 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for G06N 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 G06N 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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