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CPC technology class · H02

H02G - Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines

Installation of electric cables or lines, or of combined optical and electric cables or lines. 11,084 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

11,084
US patents granted
H02
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+20%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Installation OF Electric Cables OR Lines ranks #160 of 670 CPC technology areas - 11,084 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 20% over five years.

#160
of 670 CPC technology areas
11,084
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Sumitomo Wiring Syste…
leading assignee (798)
+20%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. (798 patents)

CPC subclass H02G - INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - covers 11,084 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class H02 (GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in H02G is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. leads with 798 patents, followed by Yazaki Corporation at 594 grants and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. at 386.

Filing activity in H02G is up 20% 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 H02G innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in H02G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 20% versus 2015–2019.

6008001,0001,200 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 665

Who leads H02G?

The 12 most active assignees in INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Sumitomo Wiring Syste… is the most active filer in H02G, holding 798 of the 11,084 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 H02G
Rank Company Patents in H02G
#1 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. 798
#2 Yazaki Corporation 594
#3 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 386
#4 Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. 363
#5 Hubbell Incorporated 305
#6 Commscope Technologies Llc 212
#7 Eaton Intelligent Power Limited 119
#8 Commscope Connectivity Belgium BVBA 82
#9 Southwire Company, Llc 82
#10 IGUS Gmbh 79
#11 Panduit Corp. 75
#12 Nexans 72
#13 Thomas & Betts International Llc 72
#14 Arlington Industries, Inc. 62
#15 Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. 58
#16 TE Connectivity Co. Ltd. 56
#17 Federal-mogul Powertrain Llc 56
#18 Lutron Technology Company Llc 54
#19 Cooper Technologies Company 54
#20 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 52

About This Class

CPC subclass H02G belongs to class H02.

11,084 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 H02G 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 H02G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H02G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 H02G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H02G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 02004006008001000 Patents in H02G Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Sumitomo Wiring Syste…YazakiSumitomo Electric Ind…AutonetworksHubbell IncorporatedCommscopeEaton Intelligent Pow…Commscope Connectivit…SouthwireIgusPanduitNexansThomas & Betts Intern…Arlington Industries
Top 14 H02G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H02G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class H02G?
CPC subclass H02G covers INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES. It belongs to CPC class H02 (GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER), with 11,084 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in H02G?
11,084 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass H02G between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in H02G?
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. leads H02G with 798 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for H02G 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., H02) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like H02G 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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