CPC technology class · G10
G10F - Automatic Musical Instruments
Automatic musical instruments. 54 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.
- 54
- US patents granted
- #7/8
- in G10
- 0.1%
- G10 class share
- -30%
- 5-yr velocity
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Automatic Musical Instruments ranks #640 of 670 CPC technology areas - 54 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 30% over five years.
- #640
- of 670 CPC technology areas
- 54
- US patents granted, 2015–2025
- Yamaha
- leading assignee (15)
- -30%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
How G10F's grant cadence moved
Between 2020–2024, G10F recorded 21 grants versus 30 in 2015–2019 (-30% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2016 at 9 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 1 (+800% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Sunland Information Technology Co., Ltd. holds 16.7% of the class ; the top three share 37.0%.
Leaderboard read
G10F concentration, lead at 16.7%
Sunland Information Technology Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 16.7% of G10F - foreign corporation assignees hold 100% of class grants (20 of 20). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.
- Leader's share
- 16.7%
- Top three share
- 37.0%
- Lead over #2
- 3
9 of 54 grants
of the class's recorded grants
more grants than Montres Breguet S.A.
Where G10F sits inside G10
Among 8 subclasses in G10 (Musical INSTRUMENTS; Acoustics), G10F ranks #7 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.
Rising assignees active in G10F
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 Blancpain SA 2.09x 11 → 23 company-wide · 5 in G10F
- #2 Montres Breguet S.A. 0.91x 53 → 48 company-wide · 6 in G10F
- #3 Sunland Information Technology Co., Ltd. 0.43x 21 → 9 company-wide · 9 in G10F
G10F grants by year, peak 2016 (9)
US utility-patent grants per year in G10F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 30% versus 2015–2019.
Who leads G10F?
The 12 most active assignees in Automatic Musical Instruments - wider bars mean more grants
- Sunland Information…
Sunland Information Technology Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- Montres Breguet
Montres Breguet S.A.
6 patents
- Blancpain
Blancpain SA
5 patents
What this shows Yamaha is the most active filer in G10F, holding 15 of the 54 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.
View data table
| Rank | Company | Patents in G10F |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sunland Information Technology Co., Ltd. | 9 |
| #2 | Montres Breguet S.A. | 6 |
| #3 | Blancpain SA | 5 |
Questions about G10F
Which company holds the most patents in G10F?
Which G10F assignees grew fastest recently?
How does G10F compare inside parent class G10?
What to do with this data
G10F in context - here's where to go next.
- Sunland Information Technology Co., Ltd. leads G10F with 9 grants in this class. See full portfolio
- G10F ranks #640 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 - G10F figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (54 grants in the tracked window).
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