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CPC technology class · G09

G09F - Displaying

Displaying; advertising; signs; labels or name-plates; seals. 11,061 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

11,061
US patents granted
#3/5
in G09
12.6%
G09 class share
+72%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Displaying ranks #161 of 670 CPC technology areas - 11,061 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 72% over five years.

#161
of 670 CPC technology areas
11,061
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Samsung
leading assignee (874)
+72%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G09F's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G09F recorded 6,030 grants versus 3,514 in 2015–2019 (+72% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 1,427 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 573 (+149% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. holds 5.6% of the class ; the top three share 12.6%.

Leaderboard read

G09F concentration, lead at 5.6%

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 5.6% of G09F - foreign corporation assignees hold 69% of class grants (4,013 of 5,810). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
5.6%

621 of 11,061 grants

Top three share
12.6%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
154

more grants than Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha

Where G09F sits inside G09

Among 5 subclasses in G09 (EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; Seals), G09F ranks #3 and holds 12.6% 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 G09B 12,324 G09C 2,112 G09D 9

Rising assignees active in G09F

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 AUO Corporation 61x 0 → 61 company-wide · 7 in G09F
  2. #2 Huizhou China Star Optoelectronics Display Co., Ltd. 58x 0 → 58 company-wide · 5 in G09F
  3. #3 BOE Mled Technology Co., Ltd. 34x 0 → 34 company-wide · 10 in G09F
  4. #4 Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd. 34x 25 → 845 company-wide · 49 in G09F
  5. #5 VusionGroup GmbH 18x 0 → 18 company-wide · 7 in G09F

G09F grants by year, peak 2024 (1,427)

US utility-patent grants per year in G09F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 72% versus 2015–2019.

4006008001,0001,2001,4001,600 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 1,019

Who leads G09F?

The 12 most active assignees in DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; Labels OR NAME-PLATES; Seals - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Samsung is the most active filer in G09F, holding 874 of the 11,061 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 G09F
Rank Company Patents in G09F
#1 BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. 621
#2 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 467
#3 Japan Display Inc. 305
#4 LG Display Co., Ltd. 268
#5 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 249
#6 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. 183
#7 Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. 152
#8 Sakai Display Products Corporation 97
#9 Innolux Corporation 84
#10 Avery Dennison Corporation 80
#11 Manufacturing Resources International, Inc. 61
#12 Ultravision Technologies, LLC 54
#13 Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. 51
#14 Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd. 49
#15 Iconex LLC 48
#16 Nanolumens Acquisition, Inc. 47
#17 KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd 41
#18 Curiouser Products Inc. 41
#19 Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC 36
#20 Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd. 35

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G09F 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 G09F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G09F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 51015202530 0200400600800 Patents in G09F Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Boe Technology GroupSharpJapan DisplayLg DisplaySemiconductor Energy…Wuhan China Star…Chengdu Boe Optoelectr…Sakai Display ProductsInnoluxAvery DennisonManufacturing…UltravisionToppan PrintingBeijing Boe Technology…
Top 14 G09F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G09F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near G09F's 11,061-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for G09F (#161 of 670 by volume ; lead share 7.9%) - not the G09 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

H02G 11,084 F02B 11,001 C09J 11,139 G01F 10,911

Nearest by lead-assignee share

F02F 7.9% F23M 7.9% B23F 7.9% H04S 7.9%

Questions about G09F

Which company holds the most patents in G09F?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads G09F with 874 patents (5.6% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 69% of class grants.
Which G09F assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G09F, AUO Corporation shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (61x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 61 in 2022–2024) while holding 7 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does G09F compare inside parent class G09?
Inside G09 (EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; Seals), G09F ranks #3 of 5 subclasses by grant volume and holds 12.6% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G09G (62,527 grants).

What to do with this data

G09F in context - here's where to go next.

  • BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. leads G09F with 621 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • G09F ranks #161 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 - G09F figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (11,061 grants in the tracked window).

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