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CPC technology class · H01

H01Q - Antennas

Antennas, i.e. radio aerials. 29,793 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

29,793
US patents granted
H01
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+47%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Antennas ranks #65 of 670 CPC technology areas - 29,793 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 47% over five years.

#65
of 670 CPC technology areas
29,793
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Samsung
leading assignee (1,717)
+47%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (1,717 patents)

CPC subclass H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS - covers 29,793 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class H01 (ELECTRIC ELEMENTS). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in H01Q is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads with 1,717 patents, followed by Apple Inc. at 594 grants and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. at 570.

Filing activity in H01Q is up 47% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is H01Q innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in H01Q, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 47% versus 2015–2019.

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,500 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 2,164

Who leads H01Q?

The 12 most active assignees in ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Samsung is the most active filer in H01Q, holding 1,717 of the 29,793 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 H01Q
Rank Company Patents in H01Q
#1 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 680
#2 Apple Inc. 594
#3 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 570
#4 Commscope Technologies Llc 457
#5 AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.p. 359
#6 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 294
#7 Raytheon Company 291
#8 Wistron Neweb Corp. 260
#9 Viasat, Inc. 235
#10 Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc. 172
#11 United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force 170
#12 Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 154
#13 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 153
#14 AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd. 134
#15 Thales 132
#16 NXP B.v. 128
#17 Ethertronics, Inc 117
#18 Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. 113
#19 Blackberry Limited 112
#20 Dongwoo Fine-chem Co., Ltd. 109

About This Class

CPC subclass H01Q belongs to class H01.

29,793 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 H01Q 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 H01Q assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H01Q. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 H01Q assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H01Q. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 0200400600800 Patents in H01Q Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Murata ManufacturingAppleHuaweiCommscopeAt&T Intellectual Pro…Telefonaktiebolaget L…RaytheonWistron NewebViasatChiun Mai Communicati…United States of Amer…Skyworks SolutionsRockwell CollinsAac Pte
Top 14 H01Q assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H01Q. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class H01Q?
CPC subclass H01Q covers ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS. It belongs to CPC class H01 (ELECTRIC ELEMENTS), with 29,793 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in H01Q?
29,793 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass H01Q between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in H01Q?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads H01Q with 1,717 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for H01Q 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., H01) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like H01Q 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

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