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CPC technology class · G10

G10B - Organs

Organs, harmoniums or similar wind musical instruments with associated blowing apparatus. 27 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

27
US patents granted
#8/8
in G10
0.1%
G10 class share
+157%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Organs ranks #651 of 670 CPC technology areas - 27 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 157% over five years.

#651
of 670 CPC technology areas
27
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Yamaha
leading assignee (17)
+157%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G10B's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G10B recorded 18 grants versus 7 in 2015–2019 (+157% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 9 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 1 (+800% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho holds 11.1% of the class .

Leaderboard read

G10B concentration, lead at 11.1%

Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho leads this historical grant record at 11.1% of G10B - foreign corporation assignees hold 100% of class grants (3 of 3). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
11.1%

3 of 27 grants

Top three share
N/A

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
N/A

runner-up unavailable

Where G10B sits inside G10

Among 8 subclasses in G10 (Musical INSTRUMENTS; Acoustics), G10B ranks #8 and holds 0.1% of the parent class's 47,643 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

G10L 35,471 G10K 7,488 G10H 3,197 G10D 828 G10G 395 G10C 183 G10F 54

G10B grants by year, peak 2020 (9)

US utility-patent grants per year in G10B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 157% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads G10B?

The 12 most active assignees in Organs, Harmoniums OR Similar Wind Musical Instruments With Associated Blowing Apparatus - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Yamaha is the most active filer in G10B, holding 17 of the 27 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 G10B
Rank Company Patents in G10B
#1 Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho 3

Questions about G10B

Which company holds the most patents in G10B?
Yamaha Corporation leads G10B with 17 patents (11.1% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 100% of class grants.
How does G10B compare inside parent class G10?
Inside G10 (Musical INSTRUMENTS; Acoustics), G10B ranks #8 of 8 subclasses by grant volume and holds 0.1% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G10L (35,471 grants).

What to do with this data

G10B in context - here's where to go next.

  • Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho leads G10B with 3 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • G10B ranks #651 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class G10, the largest sibling subclass is G10L with 35,471 grants. Explore G10L

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

Methodology - G10B figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (27 grants in the tracked window).

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