CPC technology class · H01

H01P - Waveguides

Waveguides; resonators, lines, or other devices of the waveguide type. 7,237 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

7,237
US patents granted: #11/14
in H01: 1.8%
H01 class share: -2%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Waveguides ranks #204 of 670 CPC technology areas - 7,237 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 2% over five years.

#204
of 670 CPC technology areas: 7,237
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Murata Manufacturing
leading assignee (371): -2%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How H01P's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, H01P recorded 3,193 grants versus 3,270 in 2015–2019 (-2% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 826 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 536 (+54% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. holds 5.1% of the class ; the top three share 11.2%.

Leaderboard read

H01P concentration, lead at 5.1%

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 5.1% of H01P - foreign corporation assignees hold 51% of class grants (1,785 of 3,498). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 5.1%
Top three share: 11.2%
Lead over #2: 53

Where H01P sits inside H01

Among 14 subclasses in H01 (Electric Elements), H01P ranks #11 and holds 1.8% of the parent class's 406,481 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

H01L 165,178 H01M 63,620 H01R 35,523 H01Q 29,793 H01J 24,482 H01F 21,711 H01H 14,753 H01B 14,745

Rising assignees active in H01P

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 Kyocera AVX Components Corporation 100x 1 → 100 company-wide · 6 in H01P
#2 Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC 46x 0 → 46 company-wide · 15 in H01P
#3 Beijing BOE Sensor Technology Co., Ltd. 27x 3 → 81 company-wide · 33 in H01P
#4 IQM Finland OY 20x 1 → 20 company-wide · 6 in H01P
#5 Shine Technologies, LLC 16x 0 → 16 company-wide · 5 in H01P

H01P grants by year, peak 2020 (826)

US utility-patent grants per year in H01P, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 2% versus 2015–2019.

Murata Manufacturing

371
At&T Intellectual…

318
Raytheon

120
Skyworks Solutions

120
Telefonaktiebolaget…

107
Commscope

79
Qorvo Us

63
Thales

57
Fujikura

56
Cpg

53
Viasat

49
Waymo

47

What this shows Murata Manufacturing is the most active filer in H01P, holding 371 of the 7,237 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 H01P
Rank	Company	Patents in H01P
#1	Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	371
#2	AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.	318
#3	Raytheon Company	120
#4	Skyworks Solutions, Inc.	120
#5	Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)	107
#6	Commscope Technologies LLC	79
#7	Qorvo US, Inc.	63
#8	Thales	57
#9	Fujikura Ltd.	56
#10	CPG Technologies, LLC	53
#11	Viasat, Inc.	49
#12	Waymo LLC	47
#13	KMW Inc.	46
#14	Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG	36
#15	Aptiv Technologies AG	35
#16	pSemi Corporation	33
#17	Beijing BOE Sensor Technology Co., Ltd.	33
#18	CTS Corporation	28
#19	Nokia Solutions AND Networks OY	27
#20	Nuvotronics, Inc	26

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading H01P 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 H01P assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H01P. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near H01P's 7,237-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for H01P (#204 of 670 by volume ; lead share 5.1%) - not the H01 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B21D 7,309 F03D 7,370 F15B 7,094 E06B 7,398

Nearest by lead-assignee share

Y02E 5.1% H02P 5.1% H10F 5.2% C21C 5.2%

Questions about H01P

Which company holds the most patents in H01P?

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. leads H01P with 371 patents (5.1% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 51% of class grants.

Which H01P assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in H01P, Kyocera AVX Components Corporation shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (100x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 100 in 2022–2024) while holding 6 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does H01P compare inside parent class H01?

Inside H01 (Electric Elements), H01P ranks #11 of 14 subclasses by grant volume and holds 1.8% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is H01L (165,178 grants).

What to do with this data

H01P in context - here's where to go next.

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. leads H01P with 371 grants in this class. See full portfolio
H01P ranks #204 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class H01, the largest sibling subclass is H01L with 165,178 grants. Explore H01L

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

Methodology - H01P figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (7,237 grants in the tracked window).

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