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CPC technology class · G09

G09G - Arrangements Or Circuits For Control Of Indicating Device…

Arrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information. 62,527 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

62,527
US patents granted
#1/5
in G09
71.0%
G09 class share
+12%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Arrangements Or Circuits For Control Of Indicating Device… ranks #23 of 670 CPC technology areas - 62,527 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 12% over five years.

#23
of 670 CPC technology areas
62,527
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Samsung
leading assignee (9,877)
+12%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G09G's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G09G recorded 28,145 grants versus 25,024 in 2015–2019 (+12% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 6,206 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 4,352 (+43% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. holds 15.8% of the class ; the top three share 29.0%.

Leaderboard read

G09G concentration, lead at 15.8%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 15.8% of G09G - foreign corporation assignees hold 83% of class grants (45,921 of 55,480). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
15.8%

9,877 of 62,527 grants

Top three share
29.0%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
4,464

more grants than BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.

Where G09G sits inside G09

Among 5 subclasses in G09 (EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; Seals), G09G ranks #1 and holds 71.0% 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.

G09B 12,324 G09F 11,061 G09C 2,112 G09D 9

Rising assignees active in G09G

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 Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC 1285x 0 → 1,285 company-wide · 108 in G09G
  2. #2 Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. 203x 0 → 203 company-wide · 11 in G09G
  3. #3 LX Semicon Co., Ltd. 177x 0 → 177 company-wide · 136 in G09G
  4. #4 Sharp Display Technology Corporation 144x 0 → 144 company-wide · 59 in G09G
  5. #5 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch 142x 0 → 142 company-wide · 97 in G09G

G09G grants by year, peak 2019 (6,206)

US utility-patent grants per year in G09G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 12% versus 2015–2019.

3,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,0006,500 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 4,042

Who leads G09G?

The 12 most active assignees in Arrangements OR Circuits FOR Control OF Indicating Devices Using Static Means TO Present Variable Information - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Samsung is the most active filer in G09G, holding 9,877 of the 62,527 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 G09G
Rank Company Patents in G09G
#1 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 9,877
#2 BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. 5,413
#3 LG Display Co., Ltd. 2,835
#4 Apple Inc. 1,625
#5 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 1,521
#6 Japan Display Inc. 1,343
#7 Sony Group Corporation 1,222
#8 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 1,103
#9 Tencent Technology (SHENZHEN) Company Limited 1,041
#10 Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. 998
#11 Seiko Epson Corporation 883
#12 LG Electronics Inc. 699
#13 HKC Corporation Limited 667
#14 Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. 664
#15 Intel Corporation 657
#16 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 614
#17 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha 598
#18 Au Optronics Corporation 596
#19 Google LLC 492
#20 Novatek Microelectronics Corp. 479

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G09G 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 G09G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G09G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 8101214161820 050001000015000 Patents in G09G Avg claims / patent (company-wide) SamsungBoe Technology GroupLg DisplayAppleSemiconductor Energy…Japan DisplaySony GroupSharpTencent Technology…Chengdu Boe Optoelectr…Seiko EpsonLgHkcBeijing Boe Optoelectr…
Top 14 G09G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G09G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near G09G's 62,527-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for G09G (#23 of 670 by volume ; lead share 15.8%) - not the G09 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

H05K 62,449 H01M 63,620 Y02P 65,929 C07K 58,046

Nearest by lead-assignee share

F01D 15.7% A01D 16.0% A47D 15.6% B67C 15.5%

Questions about G09G

Which company holds the most patents in G09G?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads G09G with 9,877 patents (15.8% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 83% of class grants.
Which G09G assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G09G, Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (1285x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 1,285 in 2022–2024) while holding 108 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does G09G compare inside parent class G09?
Inside G09 (EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; Seals), G09G ranks #1 of 5 subclasses by grant volume and holds 71.0% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G09B (12,324 grants).

What to do with this data

G09G in context - here's where to go next.

  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads G09G with 9,877 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • G09G ranks #23 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class G09, the largest sibling subclass is G09B with 12,324 grants. Explore G09B

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

Methodology - G09G figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (62,527 grants in the tracked window).

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