CPC technology class · G16

G16C - Computational Chemistry

Computational chemistry; chemoinformatics; computational materials science. 1,640 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

1,640
US patents granted: #5/5
in G16: 2.9%
G16 class share: +64%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Computational Chemistry ranks #394 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,640 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 64% over five years.

#394
of 670 CPC technology areas: 1,640
US patents granted, 2015–2025: International Business…
leading assignee (78): +64%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G16C's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G16C recorded 861 grants versus 524 in 2015–2019 (+64% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 209 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 75 (+179% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Shimadzu Corporation holds 1.8% of the class ; the top three share 4.5%.

Leaderboard read

G16C concentration, lead at 1.8%

Shimadzu Corporation leads this historical grant record at 1.8% of G16C - us corporation assignees hold 55% of class grants (313 of 564). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 1.8%
Top three share: 4.5%
Lead over #2: 5

Where G16C sits inside G16

Among 5 subclasses in G16 (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields), G16C ranks #5 and holds 2.9% of the parent class's 56,268 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

G16H 42,899 G16B 6,310 G16Z 3,767 G16Y 1,652

Rising assignees active in G16C

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 Waters Technologies Ireland Limited 24x 1 → 24 company-wide · 9 in G16C
#2 Peptilogics, Inc. 10x 1 → 10 company-wide · 8 in G16C
#3 RO5 Inc. 6.00x 2 → 12 company-wide · 8 in G16C
#4 Hangzhou Fujia Gallium Technology Co. Ltd. 6.00x 0 → 6 company-wide · 6 in G16C
#5 Lunella Biotech, Inc. 4.75x 4 → 19 company-wide · 6 in G16C

G16C grants by year, peak 2024 (209)

US utility-patent grants per year in G16C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 64% versus 2015–2019.

Shimadzu

30
Dh Development Pte

25
Tata Consultancy…

18
ubiome

17
Personalis

17
Perkinelmer Informatic…

12
Recursion Pharmaceutic…

9
Waters Ireland

9
Shenzhen Jingtai…

9
Schrödinger

9
Synopsys

8
Immatics Biotechnologi…

8

What this shows International… is the most active filer in G16C, holding 78 of the 1,640 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass G16C
Rank	Company	Patents in G16C
#1	Shimadzu Corporation	30
#2	DH Technologies Development PTE. Ltd.	25
#3	Tata Consultancy Services Limited	18
#4	uBiome, Inc.	17
#5	Personalis, Inc.	17
#6	PerkinElmer Informatics, Inc.	12
#7	Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	9
#8	Waters Technologies Ireland Limited	9
#9	Shenzhen Jingtai Technology Co., Ltd.	9
#10	Schrödinger, LLC	9
#11	Synopsys, Inc.	8
#12	Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH	8
#13	Thermo Fisher Scientific (BREMEN) GMBH	8
#14	Insilico Medicine IP Limited	8
#15	RO5 Inc.	8
#16	Caris MPI, Inc.	8
#17	Peptilogics, Inc.	8
#18	Codexis, Inc.	6
#19	Lunella Biotech, Inc.	6
#20	Notco Delaware, LLC	6

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G16C 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 G16C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G16C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near G16C's 1,640-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for G16C (#394 of 670 by volume ; lead share 4.8%) - not the G16 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

F41C 1,639 A44C 1,629 G16Y 1,652 B26F 1,627

Nearest by lead-assignee share

F17C 4.8% F16H 4.8% G01T 4.7% B28B 4.7%

Questions about G16C

Which company holds the most patents in G16C?

International Business Machines Corporation leads G16C with 78 patents (1.8% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 55% of class grants.

Which G16C assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G16C, Waters Technologies Ireland Limited shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (24x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 24 in 2022–2024) while holding 9 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does G16C compare inside parent class G16?

Inside G16 (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields), G16C ranks #5 of 5 subclasses by grant volume and holds 2.9% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G16H (42,899 grants).

What to do with this data

G16C in context - here's where to go next.

Shimadzu Corporation leads G16C with 30 grants in this class. See full portfolio
G16C ranks #394 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class G16, the largest sibling subclass is G16H with 42,899 grants. Explore G16H

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

Methodology - G16C figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (1,640 grants in the tracked window).

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