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CPC technology class · G11

G11C - Static Stores

Static stores. 53,783 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

53,783
US patents granted
G11
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+15%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Static Stores ranks #28 of 670 CPC technology areas - 53,783 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 15% over five years.

#28
of 670 CPC technology areas
53,783
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Micron Technology
leading assignee (7,566)
+15%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Micron Technology, Inc. (7,566 patents)

CPC subclass G11C - STATIC STORES - covers 53,783 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class G11 (INFORMATION STORAGE). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in G11C is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Micron Technology, Inc. leads with 7,566 patents, followed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. at 4,655 grants and SK Hynix Inc. at 4,635.

Filing activity in G11C is up 15% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is G11C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in G11C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 15% versus 2015–2019.

3,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,500 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 3,326

Who leads G11C?

The 12 most active assignees in STATIC STORES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Micron Technology is the most active filer in G11C, holding 7,566 of the 53,783 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
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass G11C
Rank Company Patents in G11C
#1 Micron Technology, Inc. 7,566
#2 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4,655
#3 SK Hynix Inc. 4,635
#4 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 2,498
#5 Sandisk Technologies, Inc. 1,794
#6 Intel Corporation 1,567
#7 International Business Machines Corporation 1,554
#8 Toshiba Memory Corporation 1,205
#9 Kioxia Corporation 1,109
#10 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 1,030
#11 BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. 989
#12 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 907
#13 Rambus Inc. 839
#14 United Microelectronics Corp. 719
#15 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 719
#16 Qualcomm Incorporated 677
#17 Macronix International Co., Ltd. 627
#18 Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc. 519
#19 Renesas Electronics Corporation 509
#20 Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd. 433

About This Class

CPC subclass G11C belongs to class G11.

53,783 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G11C 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 G11C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G11C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 G11C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G11C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 10121416182022 02000400060008000 Patents in G11C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Micron TechnologySamsungSk hynixTaiwan Semiconductor…SandiskIntelInternational Busines…Toshiba MemoryKioxiaToshibaBoe Technology GroupSemiconductor Energy…RambusUnited Microelectroni…
Top 14 G11C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G11C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class G11C?
CPC subclass G11C covers STATIC STORES. It belongs to CPC class G11 (INFORMATION STORAGE), with 53,783 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in G11C?
53,783 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass G11C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in G11C?
Micron Technology, Inc. leads G11C with 7,566 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for G11C collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., G11) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like G11C provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.