CPC technology class · G09

G09B - Educational Or Demonstration Appliances

Educational or demonstration appliances; appliances for teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute; models; planetaria; globes; maps; diagrams. 12,324 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

12,324
US patents granted: #2/5
in G09: 14.0%
G09 class share: +18%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Educational Or Demonstration Appliances ranks #151 of 670 CPC technology areas - 12,324 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 18% over five years.

#151
of 670 CPC technology areas: 12,324
US patents granted, 2015–2025: International Business…
leading assignee (561): +18%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G09B's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G09B recorded 6,076 grants versus 5,157 in 2015–2019 (+18% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 1,337 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 800 (+67% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Nike, Inc. holds 1.4% of the class ; the top three share 3.4%.

Leaderboard read

G09B concentration, lead at 1.4%

Nike, Inc. leads this historical grant record at 1.4% of G09B - us corporation assignees hold 72% of class grants (3,623 of 5,067). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 1.4%
Top three share: 3.4%
Lead over #2: 29

Where G09B sits inside G09

Among 5 subclasses in G09 (EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; Seals), G09B ranks #2 and holds 14.0% of the parent class's 88,033 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

G09G 62,527 G09F 11,061 G09C 2,112 G09D 9

Rising assignees active in G09B

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 Kyndryl, Inc. 478x 0 → 478 company-wide · 8 in G09B
#2 Beta AIR LLC 61x 6 → 367 company-wide · 13 in G09B
#3 iFIT Inc. 36x 0 → 36 company-wide · 5 in G09B
#4 Enduvo, Inc. 25x 0 → 25 company-wide · 32 in G09B
#5 Emed Labs, LLC 25x 0 → 25 company-wide · 10 in G09B

G09B grants by year, peak 2020 (1,337)

US utility-patent grants per year in G09B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 18% versus 2015–2019.

Nike

169
Pearson Education

140
Illinois Tool Works

104
Applied Medical…

77
Lincoln Global

68
Educational Testing…

66
Here Global B V

61
Curiouser Products

54
adidas

53
Nant Holdings Ip

52
Gaumard Scientific

47
Zoll Medical

45

What this shows International… is the most active filer in G09B, holding 561 of the 12,324 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 G09B
Rank	Company	Patents in G09B
#1	Nike, Inc.	169
#2	Pearson Education, Inc.	140
#3	Illinois Tool Works Inc.	104
#4	Applied Medical Resources Corporation	77
#5	Lincoln Global, Inc.	68
#6	Educational Testing Service	66
#7	Here Global B.V.	61
#8	Curiouser Products Inc.	54
#9	adidas AG	53
#10	Nant Holdings IP, LLC	52
#11	Gaumard Scientific Company, Inc.	47
#12	Zoll Medical Corporation	45
#13	CAE Inc.	45
#14	D2L Corporation	40
#15	Freedom Scientific, Inc.	36
#16	Steelcase Inc.	33
#17	Enduvo, Inc.	32
#18	Allstate Insurance Company	31
#19	Humanetics Innovative Solutions, Inc.	31
#20	Tata Consultancy Services Limited	30

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G09B 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 G09B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G09B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near G09B's 12,324-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for G09B (#151 of 670 by volume ; lead share 4.6%) - not the G09 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

C01P 12,347 H01G 12,443 B05B 12,186 A01H 12,482

Nearest by lead-assignee share

H04K 4.6% G08G 4.5% G06Q 4.6% C08H 4.5%

Questions about G09B

Which company holds the most patents in G09B?

International Business Machines Corporation leads G09B with 561 patents (1.4% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 72% of class grants.

Which G09B assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G09B, Kyndryl, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (478x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 478 in 2022–2024) while holding 8 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does G09B compare inside parent class G09?

Inside G09 (EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; Seals), G09B ranks #2 of 5 subclasses by grant volume and holds 14.0% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G09G (62,527 grants).

What to do with this data

G09B in context - here's where to go next.

Nike, Inc. leads G09B with 169 grants in this class. See full portfolio
G09B ranks #151 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class G09, the largest sibling subclass is G09G with 62,527 grants. Explore G09G

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

Methodology - G09B figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (12,324 grants in the tracked window).

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