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H10H - Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Pot…

Inorganic light-emitting semiconductor devices having potential barriers. 25,379 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

25,379
US patents granted
H10
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+5%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Inorganic Light-emitting Semiconductor Devices Having Pot… ranks #80 of 670 CPC technology areas - 25,379 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 5% over five years.

#80
of 670 CPC technology areas
25,379
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Samsung
leading assignee (2,127)
+5%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (2,127 patents)

CPC subclass H10H - INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS - covers 25,379 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class H10 (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in H10H is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads with 2,127 patents, followed by Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh at 888 grants and LG Innotek Co., Ltd. at 816.

Filing activity in H10H is up 5% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is H10H innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in H10H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 5% versus 2015–2019.

1,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,600 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 1,697

Who leads H10H?

The 12 most active assignees in INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Samsung is the most active filer in H10H, holding 2,127 of the 25,379 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 H10H
Rank Company Patents in H10H
#1 Nichia Corporation 1,693
#2 Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh 888
#3 LG Innotek Co., Ltd. 816
#4 Epistar Corporation 688
#5 Lumileds Llc 526
#6 Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. 524
#7 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 459
#8 BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. 439
#9 Osram OLED Gmbh 422
#10 Innolux Corporation 331
#11 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 281
#12 LG Display Co., Ltd. 274
#13 Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 273
#14 Cree, Inc. 264
#15 Micron Technology, Inc. 229
#16 Rohm Co., Ltd. 201
#17 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique ET AUX Energies Alternatives 185
#18 Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. 172
#19 Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. 158
#20 Facebook Technologies, Llc 156

About This Class

CPC subclass H10H belongs to class H10.

25,379 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 H10H 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 H10H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H10H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 H10H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H10H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 0500100015002000 Patents in H10H Avg claims / patent (company-wide) NichiaOsram Opto Semiconduc…Lg InnotekEpistarLumiledsSeoul ViosysSemiconductor Energy…Boe Technology GroupOsram OledInnoluxSharpLg DisplaySeoul SemiconductorCree
Top 14 H10H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H10H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class H10H?
CPC subclass H10H covers INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS. It belongs to CPC class H10 (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR), with 25,379 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in H10H?
25,379 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass H10H between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in H10H?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads H10H with 2,127 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for H10H 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., H10) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like H10H 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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