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CPC technology class · H10

H10K - Organic Electric Solid-state Devices

Organic electric solid-state devices. 50,923 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

50,923
US patents granted
#2/5
in H10
22.4%
H10 class share
+31%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Organic Electric Solid-state Devices ranks #34 of 670 CPC technology areas - 50,923 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 31% over five years.

#34
of 670 CPC technology areas
50,923
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Samsung
leading assignee (12,550)
+31%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How tightly H10K concentrates

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. holds 24.6% of H10K's recorded grants (12,550 of 50,923) - 7,850 more than BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.. Across complete PatentsView years, the class peaked in 2024 at 5,235 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 3,109 (+68% peak-over-trough). Equal-window velocity 2020–2024 vs 2015–2019: +31% (24,023 vs 18,277 grants).

Leaderboard read

H10K concentration, lead at 24.6%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 24.6% of H10K - foreign corporation assignees hold 94% of class grants (41,927 of 44,565). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
24.6%

12,550 of 50,923 grants

Top three share
41.0%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
7,850

more grants than BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.

Where H10K sits inside H10

Among 5 subclasses in H10 (Semiconductor DEVICES; Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), H10K ranks #2 and holds 22.4% of the parent class's 227,396 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

H10D 96,746 H10F 31,010 H10H 25,379 H10N 23,338

Rising assignees active in H10K

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. #1 LX Semicon Co., Ltd. 177x 0 → 177 company-wide · 6 in H10K
  2. #2 Sharp Display Technology Corporation 144x 0 → 144 company-wide · 6 in H10K
  3. #3 Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch 142x 0 → 142 company-wide · 77 in H10K
  4. #4 Contemporary Amperex Technology (HONG KONG) Limited 87x 0 → 87 company-wide · 6 in H10K
  5. #5 AUO Corporation 61x 0 → 61 company-wide · 14 in H10K

H10K grants by year, peak 2024 (5,235)

US utility-patent grants per year in H10K, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 31% versus 2015–2019.

3,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,500 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 4,010

Who leads H10K?

The 12 most active assignees in Organic Electric Solid-state Devices - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Samsung is the most active filer in H10K, holding 12,550 of the 50,923 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
View data table
Top patent holders in CPC subclass H10K
Rank Company Patents in H10K
#1 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 12,550
#2 BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. 4,700
#3 LG Display Co., Ltd. 3,613
#4 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 2,381
#5 Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. 1,241
#6 Japan Display Inc. 1,176
#7 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. 1,105
#8 Universal Display Corporation 1,023
#9 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 732
#10 LG Chem, Ltd. 666
#11 Sony Group Corporation 651
#12 Merck Patent GmbH 545
#13 Innolux Corporation 492
#14 Joled Inc. 492
#15 Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. 394
#16 Tencent Technology (SHENZHEN) Company Limited 371
#17 Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. 332
#18 Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd. 315
#19 Fujifilm Corporation 308
#20 Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited 296

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading H10K 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 H10K assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H10K. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 8101214161820 -5000050001000015000 Patents in H10K Avg claims / patent (company-wide) SamsungBoe Technology GroupLg DisplaySemiconductor Energy…Chengdu Boe Optoelectr…Japan DisplayWuhan China Star…Universal DisplaySharpLg ChemSony GroupMerck PatentInnoluxJoled
Top 14 H10K assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H10K. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near H10K's 50,923-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for H10K (#34 of 670 by volume ; lead share 24.6%) - not the H10 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

A61F 50,959 H02J 49,883 H04M 49,631 G01S 52,756

Nearest by lead-assignee share

A63G 25.0% G04R 25.0% A01J 24.0% D06F 25.6%

Questions about H10K

Which company holds the most patents in H10K?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads H10K with 12,550 patents (24.6% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 94% of class grants.
Which H10K assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in H10K, LX Semicon Co., Ltd. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (177x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 177 in 2022–2024) while holding 6 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does H10K compare inside parent class H10?
Inside H10 (Semiconductor DEVICES; Electric Solid-state Devices NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), H10K ranks #2 of 5 subclasses by grant volume and holds 22.4% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is H10D (96,746 grants).

What to do with this data

H10K in context - here's where to go next.

  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads H10K with 12,550 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • H10K ranks #34 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class H10, the largest sibling subclass is H10D with 96,746 grants. Explore H10D

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

Methodology - H10K figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (50,923 grants in the tracked window).

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