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CPC technology class · G16

G16H - Healthcare Informatics

Healthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data. 42,899 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

42,899
US patents granted
#1/5
in G16
76.2%
G16 class share
+82%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Healthcare Informatics ranks #41 of 670 CPC technology areas - 42,899 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 82% over five years.

#41
of 670 CPC technology areas
42,899
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Koniniklijke Philips
leading assignee (1,161)
+82%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How G16H's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, G16H recorded 24,127 grants versus 13,290 in 2015–2019 (+82% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 5,472 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 1,840 (+197% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Koniniklijke Philips N.V. holds 2.7% of the class ; the top three share 6.5%.

Leaderboard read

G16H concentration, lead at 2.7%

Koniniklijke Philips N.V. leads this historical grant record at 2.7% of G16H - us corporation assignees hold 68% of class grants (20,861 of 30,883). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
2.7%

1,161 of 42,899 grants

Top three share
6.5%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
40

more grants than International Business Machines Corporation

Where G16H sits inside G16

Among 5 subclasses in G16 (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields), G16H ranks #1 and holds 76.2% 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.

G16B 6,310 G16Z 3,767 G16Y 1,652 G16C 1,640

Rising assignees active in G16H

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 Kyndryl, Inc. 478x 0 → 478 company-wide · 12 in G16H
  2. #2 Salesforce, Inc. 334x 3 → 1,001 company-wide · 6 in G16H
  3. #3 Siemens Healthineers AG 222x 0 → 222 company-wide · 122 in G16H
  4. #4 Fujifilm Healthcare Corporation 116x 0 → 116 company-wide · 14 in G16H
  5. #5 Zhejiang LAB 115x 0 → 115 company-wide · 12 in G16H

G16H grants by year, peak 2024 (5,472)

US utility-patent grants per year in G16H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 82% versus 2015–2019.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 3,809

Who leads G16H?

The 12 most active assignees in Healthcare Informatics, i.e. Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR THE Handling OR Processing OF Medical OR Healthcare Data - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Koniniklijke Philips is the most active filer in G16H, holding 1,161 of the 42,899 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 G16H
Rank Company Patents in G16H
#1 Koniniklijke Philips N.V. 1,161
#2 International Business Machines Corporation 1,121
#3 Cerner Innovation, Inc. 500
#4 Siemens Healthcare Limited 498
#5 Fujifilm Corporation 378
#6 Dexcom, Inc. 333
#7 Cilag GmbH International 319
#8 Medtronic, Inc. 312
#9 Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. 304
#10 Nike, Inc. 296
#11 Canon Medical Systems Corporation 267
#12 Heartflow, Inc. 264
#13 Align Technology, Inc. 260
#14 Zoll Medical Corporation 252
#15 Carefusion 303, Inc. 248
#16 Medtronic Minimed, Inc. 239
#17 Covidien LP 226
#18 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. 205
#19 KPN Innovations LLC 182
#20 Stryker Corporation 181

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading G16H 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 G16H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G16H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 51015202530 200400600800100012001400 Patents in G16H Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Koniniklijke PhilipsInternational…Cerner InnovationSiemens HealthcareFujifilmDexcomCilag InternationalMedtronicAbbott Diabetes CareNikeCanon Medical SystemsHeartflowAlign TechnologyZoll Medical
Top 14 G16H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in G16H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near G16H's 42,899-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for G16H (#41 of 670 by volume ; lead share 2.7%) - not the G16 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B60R 42,931 B01D 43,096 Y02D 45,676 E21B 39,943

Nearest by lead-assignee share

B29K 2.7% A23P 2.7% F28F 2.7% E03F 2.7%

Questions about G16H

Which company holds the most patents in G16H?
Koniniklijke Philips N.V. leads G16H with 1,161 patents (2.7% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 68% of class grants.
Which G16H assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in G16H, Kyndryl, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (478x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 478 in 2022–2024) while holding 12 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does G16H compare inside parent class G16?
Inside G16 (Information AND Communication Technology [ICT] Specially Adapted FOR Specific Application Fields), G16H ranks #1 of 5 subclasses by grant volume and holds 76.2% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is G16B (6,310 grants).

What to do with this data

G16H in context - here's where to go next.

  • Koniniklijke Philips N.V. leads G16H with 1,161 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • G16H ranks #41 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class G16, the largest sibling subclass is G16B with 6,310 grants. Explore G16B

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

Methodology - G16H figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (42,899 grants in the tracked window).

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