CPC technology class · G06

G06T - Image Data Processing Or Generation

Image data processing or generation, in general. 131,672 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

131,672
US patents granted: #3/12
in G06: 12.3%
G06 class share: +57%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Image Data Processing Or Generation ranks #9 of 670 CPC technology areas - 131,672 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 57% over five years.

#9
of 670 CPC technology areas: 131,672
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Samsung
leading assignee (4,120): +57%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G06T's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G06T recorded 70,561 grants versus 44,909 in 2015–2019 (+57% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 14,905 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 6,718 (+122% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. holds 3.1% of the class ; the top three share 7.5%.

Leaderboard read

G06T concentration, lead at 3.1%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 3.1% of G06T - us corporation assignees hold 50% of class grants (57,614 of 114,313). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 3.1%
Top three share: 7.5%
Lead over #2: 838

Where G06T sits inside G06

Among 12 subclasses in G06 (Computing OR CALCULATING; Counting), G06T ranks #3 and holds 12.3% 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.

G06F 580,551 G06Q 144,635 G06V 95,291 G06N 88,089 G06K 27,107 G06G 675 G06M 332 G06E 229

Rising assignees active in G06T

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 · 379 in G06T
#2 Kyndryl, Inc. 478x 0 → 478 company-wide · 34 in G06T
#3 Meta Platforms, Inc. 376x 2 → 751 company-wide · 85 in G06T
#4 Block, Inc. 345x 1 → 345 company-wide · 8 in G06T
#5 Salesforce, Inc. 334x 3 → 1,001 company-wide · 49 in G06T

G06T grants by year, peak 2024 (14,905)

US utility-patent grants per year in G06T, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 57% versus 2015–2019.

Samsung

4,120
Canon

3,282
Apple

2,522
Sony Group

2,484
Intel

2,439
Microsoft Technology…

2,389
International…

2,281
Google

2,182
Snap

1,354
Koniniklijke Philips

1,322
Adobe

1,292
Nec

1,252

What this shows Samsung is the most active filer in G06T, holding 4,120 of the 131,672 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 G06T
Rank	Company	Patents in G06T
#1	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	4,120
#2	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	3,282
#3	Apple Inc.	2,522
#4	Sony Group Corporation	2,484
#5	Intel Corporation	2,439
#6	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	2,389
#7	International Business Machines Corporation	2,281
#8	Google LLC	2,182
#9	Snap Inc.	1,354
#10	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	1,322
#11	Adobe Inc.	1,292
#12	NEC Corporation	1,252
#13	Qualcomm Incorporated	1,233
#14	Fujifilm Corporation	1,123
#15	Nvidia Corporation	1,069
#16	Amazon Technologies, Inc.	1,041
#17	Magic Leap, Inc.	856
#18	Siemens Healthcare Limited	825
#19	Tencent Technology (SHENZHEN) Company Limited	791
#20	Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.	765

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G06T 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 G06T assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06T. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near G06T's 131,672-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for G06T (#9 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.1%) - not the G06 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

A61P 125,535 Y02E 125,003 G06Q 144,635 G01N 115,972

Nearest by lead-assignee share

B21K 3.1% F16B 3.1% C12Y 3.1% F21Y 3.1%

Questions about G06T

Which company holds the most patents in G06T?

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads G06T with 4,120 patents (3.1% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 50% of class grants.

Which G06T assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G06T, Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (1285x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 1,285 in 2022–2024) while holding 379 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does G06T compare inside parent class G06?

Inside G06 (Computing OR CALCULATING; Counting), G06T ranks #3 of 12 subclasses by grant volume and holds 12.3% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G06F (580,551 grants).

What to do with this data

G06T in context - here's where to go next.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads G06T with 4,120 grants in this class. See full portfolio
G06T ranks #9 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 - G06T figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (131,672 grants in the tracked window).

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