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CPC technology class · G07

G07C - Time Or Attendance Registers

Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere. 20,919 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

20,919
US patents granted
#1/5
in G07
44.8%
G07 class share
+48%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Time Or Attendance Registers ranks #100 of 670 CPC technology areas - 20,919 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 48% over five years.

#100
of 670 CPC technology areas
20,919
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Ford Global
leading assignee (681)
+48%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G07C's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G07C recorded 11,067 grants versus 7,470 in 2015–2019 (+48% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 2,311 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 967 (+139% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company holds 2.8% of the class ; the top three share 5.7%.

Leaderboard read

G07C concentration, lead at 2.8%

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company leads this historical grant record at 2.8% of G07C - us corporation assignees hold 73% of class grants (8,122 of 11,091). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
2.8%

587 of 20,919 grants

Top three share
5.7%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
281

more grants than GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Where G07C sits inside G07

Among 5 subclasses in G07 (Checking-devices), G07C ranks #1 and holds 44.8% of the parent class's 46,704 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

G07F 18,752 G07G 2,768 G07D 2,578 G07B 1,687

Rising assignees active in G07C

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. #1 Kyndryl, Inc. 478x 0 → 478 company-wide · 9 in G07C
  2. #2 Mercedes-Benz Group AG 257x 0 → 257 company-wide · 18 in G07C
  3. #3 Apollo Intelligent Driving Technology (BEIJING) Co., Ltd. 140x 0 → 140 company-wide · 20 in G07C
  4. #4 NIO Technology (ANHUI) Co., Ltd 121x 0 → 121 company-wide · 9 in G07C
  5. #5 Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc. 95x 0 → 95 company-wide · 19 in G07C

G07C grants by year, peak 2024 (2,311)

US utility-patent grants per year in G07C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 48% versus 2015–2019.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 1,549

Who leads G07C?

The 12 most active assignees in Time OR Attendance REGISTERS; Registering OR Indicating THE Working OF MACHINES; Generating Random NUMBERS; Voting OR Lottery APPARATUS; Arrangements, Systems OR Apparatus FOR Checking NOT Provided FOR Elsewhere - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Ford Global is the most active filer in G07C, holding 681 of the 20,919 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
View data table
Top patent holders in CPC subclass G07C
Rank Company Patents in G07C
#1 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 587
#2 GM Global Technology Operations LLC 306
#3 Allstate Insurance Company 298
#4 Schlage Lock Company LLC 183
#5 Assa Abloy AB 172
#6 Geotab Inc. 136
#7 Carrier Corporation 132
#8 Snap-on Incorporated 129
#9 Continental Automotive GMBH 122
#10 United Services Automobile Association (USAA) 117
#11 Caterpillar Inc. 110
#12 KIA Corporation 103
#13 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft 98
#14 Capital ONE Services, LLC 94
#15 Lytx, Inc. 84
#16 The Chamberlain Group LLC 83
#17 Denso International America, Inc. 82
#18 Alarm.com Incorporated 81
#19 Zoox, Inc. 80
#20 Toyota Motor North America, Inc. 77

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G07C 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 G07C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G07C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 101214161820 0200400600800 Patents in G07C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) State Farm Mutual…Gm Global Technology…Allstate InsuranceSchlage LockAssa Abloy AbGeotabCarrierSnap-on IncorporatedContinental AutomotiveUnited Services…CaterpillarKiaVolkswagen Aktiengesel…Capital One Services
Top 14 G07C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G07C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near G07C's 20,919-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for G07C (#100 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.3%) - not the G07 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

Y10S 20,857 B23K 21,060 C08J 21,338 H03M 21,338

Nearest by lead-assignee share

B09B 3.3% H02M 3.2% H02S 3.3% C11C 3.2%

Questions about G07C

Which company holds the most patents in G07C?
Ford Global Technologies, LLC leads G07C with 681 patents (2.8% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 73% of class grants.
Which G07C assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G07C, Kyndryl, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (478x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 478 in 2022–2024) while holding 9 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does G07C compare inside parent class G07?
Inside G07 (Checking-devices), G07C ranks #1 of 5 subclasses by grant volume and holds 44.8% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G07F (18,752 grants).

What to do with this data

G07C in context - here's where to go next.

  • State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company leads G07C with 587 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • G07C ranks #100 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class G07, the largest sibling subclass is G07F with 18,752 grants. Explore G07F

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

Methodology - G07C figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (20,919 grants in the tracked window).

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