CPC technology class · G06

G06V - Image Or Video Recognition Or Understanding

Image or video recognition or understanding. 95,291 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

95,291
US patents granted: #4/12
in G06: 8.9%
G06 class share: +104%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Image Or Video Recognition Or Understanding ranks #17 of 670 CPC technology areas - 95,291 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 104% over five years.

#17
of 670 CPC technology areas: 95,291
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Samsung
leading assignee (3,022): +104%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G06V's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G06V recorded 55,391 grants versus 27,139 in 2015–2019 (+104% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 12,038 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 3,694 (+226% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. holds 3.2% of the class ; the top three share 7.8%.

Leaderboard read

G06V concentration, lead at 3.2%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 3.2% of G06V - us corporation assignees hold 50% of class grants (40,568 of 81,198). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 3.2%
Top three share: 7.8%
Lead over #2: 457

Where G06V sits inside G06

Among 12 subclasses in G06 (Computing OR CALCULATING; Counting), G06V ranks #4 and holds 8.9% 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 G06N 88,089 G06K 27,107 G06G 675 G06M 332 G06E 229

Rising assignees active in G06V

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 · 166 in G06V
#2 Kyndryl, Inc. 478x 0 → 478 company-wide · 43 in G06V
#3 Meta Platforms, Inc. 376x 2 → 751 company-wide · 94 in G06V
#4 Salesforce, Inc. 334x 3 → 1,001 company-wide · 55 in G06V
#5 Mercedes-Benz Group AG 257x 0 → 257 company-wide · 17 in G06V

G06V grants by year, peak 2024 (12,038)

US utility-patent grants per year in G06V, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 104% versus 2015–2019.

Samsung

3,022
International…

2,565
Google

1,829
Nec

1,631
Canon

1,549
Microsoft Technology…

1,310
Sony Group

1,287
Apple

1,177
Amazon

1,136
Toyota Jidosha

974
Intel

885
Boe Technology Group

849

What this shows Samsung is the most active filer in G06V, holding 3,022 of the 95,291 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 G06V
Rank	Company	Patents in G06V
#1	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	3,022
#2	International Business Machines Corporation	2,565
#3	Google LLC	1,829
#4	NEC Corporation	1,631
#5	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	1,549
#6	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	1,310
#7	Sony Group Corporation	1,287
#8	Apple Inc.	1,177
#9	Amazon Technologies, Inc.	1,136
#10	Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha	974
#11	Intel Corporation	885
#12	BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.	849
#13	Adobe Inc.	781
#14	Qualcomm Incorporated	746
#15	Snap Inc.	744
#16	Capital ONE Services, LLC	688
#17	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	680
#18	LG Electronics Inc.	631
#19	Tencent Technology (SHENZHEN) Company Limited	608
#20	Fujitsu Limited	564

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G06V 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 G06V assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G06V. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near G06V's 95,291-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for G06V (#17 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.2%) - not the G06 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

H10D 96,746 Y10T 97,850 H04B 101,407 G06N 88,089

Nearest by lead-assignee share

G01S 3.2% F03B 3.2% F16N 3.2% C30B 3.2%

Questions about G06V

Which company holds the most patents in G06V?

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads G06V with 3,022 patents (3.2% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 50% of class grants.

Which G06V assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G06V, Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (1285x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 1,285 in 2022–2024) while holding 166 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does G06V compare inside parent class G06?

Inside G06 (Computing OR CALCULATING; Counting), G06V ranks #4 of 12 subclasses by grant volume and holds 8.9% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G06F (580,551 grants).

What to do with this data

G06V in context - here's where to go next.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads G06V with 3,022 grants in this class. See full portfolio
G06V ranks #17 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 - G06V figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (95,291 grants in the tracked window).

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