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CPC technology class · H10

H10N - Electric Solid-state Devices

Electric solid-state devices not otherwise provided for. 23,338 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

23,338
US patents granted
H10
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+16%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Electric Solid-state Devices ranks #85 of 670 CPC technology areas - 23,338 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 16% over five years.

#85
of 670 CPC technology areas
23,338
US patents granted, 2015–2025
International Busines…
leading assignee (1,422)
+16%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (1,422 patents)

CPC subclass H10N - ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - covers 23,338 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 H10N is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. International Business Machines Corporation leads with 1,422 patents, followed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. at 1,299 grants and Micron Technology, Inc. at 915.

Filing activity in H10N is up 16% 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 H10N innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in H10N, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 16% versus 2015–2019.

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 1,381

Who leads H10N?

The 12 most active assignees in ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows International Busines… is the most active filer in H10N, holding 1,422 of the 23,338 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 H10N
Rank Company Patents in H10N
#1 International Business Machines Corporation 1,422
#2 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 1,299
#3 Micron Technology, Inc. 915
#4 SK Hynix Inc. 563
#5 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 531
#6 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 507
#7 Seiko Epson Corporation 488
#8 TDK Corporation 453
#9 United Microelectronics Corp. 421
#10 Toshiba Memory Corporation 281
#11 Sandisk Technologies, Inc. 209
#12 Globalfoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd. 205
#13 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique ET AUX Energies Alternatives 204
#14 Infineon Technologies Ag 179
#15 Kioxia Corporation 147
#16 Everspin Technologies, Inc. 143
#17 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 131
#18 Intermolecular, Inc. 123
#19 Stmicroelectronics Sa 118
#20 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation 113

About This Class

CPC subclass H10N belongs to class H10.

23,338 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 H10N 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 H10N assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H10N. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 H10N assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H10N. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 10121416182022 050010001500 Patents in H10N Avg claims / patent (company-wide) International Busines…Taiwan Semiconductor…Micron TechnologySk hynixMurata ManufacturingToshibaSeiko EpsonTdkUnited Microelectroni…Toshiba MemorySandiskGlobalfoundries Singa…Commissariat A L'ener…Infineon
Top 14 H10N assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in H10N. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class H10N?
CPC subclass H10N covers ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR. It belongs to CPC class H10 (SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR), with 23,338 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in H10N?
23,338 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass H10N between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in H10N?
International Business Machines Corporation leads H10N with 1,422 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for H10N 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 H10N 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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