CPC technology class · H04
H04T - Indexing Scheme Relating To Standards For Electric Commun…
Indexing scheme relating to standards for electric communication technique. 10 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.
- 10
- US patents granted
- #12/12
- in H04
- 0.0%
- H04 class share
- +300%
- 5-yr velocity
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Indexing Scheme Relating To Standards For Electric Commun… ranks #661 of 670 CPC technology areas - 10 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 300% over five years.
- #661
- of 670 CPC technology areas
- 10
- US patents granted, 2015–2025
- Intel
- leading assignee (4)
- +300%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
How tightly H04T concentrates
Architecture Technology Corporation holds 30.0% of H04T's recorded grants (3 of 10) . Across complete PatentsView years, the class peaked in 2020 at 3 grants and bottomed in 2021 at 1 (+200% peak-over-trough). Equal-window velocity 2020–2024 vs 2015–2019: +300% (8 vs 2 grants).
Leaderboard read
H04T concentration, lead at 30.0%
Architecture Technology Corporation leads this historical grant record at 30.0% of H04T - us corporation assignees hold 100% of class grants (3 of 3). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.
- Leader's share
- 30.0%
- Top three share
- N/A
- Lead over #2
- N/A
3 of 10 grants
of the class's recorded grants
runner-up unavailable
Where H04T sits inside H04
Among 12 subclasses in H04 (Electric Communication Technique), H04T ranks #12 and holds 0.0% of the parent class's 1,028,415 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.
H04T grants by year, peak 2020 (3)
US utility-patent grants per year in H04T, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 300% versus 2015–2019.
Who leads H04T?
The 12 most active assignees in Indexing Scheme Relating TO Standards FOR Electric Communication Technique - wider bars mean more grants
- Architecture…
Architecture Technology Corporation
3 patents
What this shows Intel is the most active filer in H04T, holding 4 of the 10 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.
View data table
| Rank | Company | Patents in H04T |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Architecture Technology Corporation | 3 |
Questions about H04T
Which company holds the most patents in H04T?
How does H04T compare inside parent class H04?
What to do with this data
H04T in context - here's where to go next.
- Architecture Technology Corporation leads H04T with 3 grants in this class. See full portfolio
- H04T ranks #661 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
- Inside parent class H04, the largest sibling subclass is H04L with 373,517 grants. Explore H04L
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
Methodology - H04T figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (10 grants in the tracked window).
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