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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 filing trajectory.

50,923
US patents granted
H10
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+53%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Organic Electric Solid-state Devices ranks #34 of 670 CPC technology areas - 50,923 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 53% over five years.

#34
of 670 CPC technology areas
50,923
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Samsung
leading assignee (12,550)
+53%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (12,550 patents)

CPC subclass H10K - ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES - covers 50,923 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 H10K is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads with 12,550 patents, followed by BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. at 4,700 grants and LG Display Co., Ltd. at 3,613.

Filing activity in H10K is up 53% 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 H10K innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in H10K, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 53% 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
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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

About This Class

CPC subclass H10K belongs to class H10.

50,923 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 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).

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 Optoelect…Japan DisplayWuhan China Star Opto…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).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class H10K?
CPC subclass H10K covers ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES. It belongs to CPC class H10 (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR), with 50,923 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in H10K?
50,923 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass H10K between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in H10K?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads H10K with 12,550 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for H10K 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 H10K 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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