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CPC technology class · Y02

Y02D - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND…

Climate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use. 45,676 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

45,676
US patents granted
Y02
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+11%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN Information AND… ranks #38 of 670 CPC technology areas - 45,676 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 11% over five years.

#38
of 670 CPC technology areas
45,676
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Intel
leading assignee (3,144)
+11%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Intel Corporation (3,144 patents)

CPC subclass Y02D - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE - covers 45,676 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class Y02 (TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in Y02D is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Intel Corporation leads with 3,144 patents, followed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. at 2,646 grants and Qualcomm Incorporated at 2,369.

Filing activity in Y02D is up 11% 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 Y02D innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in Y02D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 11% versus 2015–2019.

2,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 2,713

Who leads Y02D?

The 12 most active assignees in CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Intel is the most active filer in Y02D, holding 3,144 of the 45,676 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 Y02D
Rank Company Patents in Y02D
#1 Intel Corporation 3,144
#2 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 2,646
#3 Qualcomm Incorporated 2,369
#4 Apple Inc. 1,643
#5 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 1,421
#6 LG Electronics Inc. 1,169
#7 International Business Machines Corporation 1,118
#8 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 991
#9 Micron Technology, Inc. 925
#10 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha 766
#11 Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc 600
#12 Dell Products L.p. 569
#13 SK Hynix Inc. 482
#14 Google Llc 480
#15 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 439
#16 Fujitsu Limited 431
#17 Texas Instruments Incorporated 421
#18 Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. 394
#19 ZTE Corporation 385
#20 Intel IP Corporation 363

About This Class

CPC subclass Y02D belongs to class Y02.

45,676 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 Y02D 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 Y02D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in Y02D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 Y02D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in Y02D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 1015202530 01000200030004000 Patents in Y02D Avg claims / patent (company-wide) IntelSamsungQualcomm IncorporatedAppleHuaweiLgInternational Busines…Telefonaktiebolaget L…Micron TechnologyCanonMicrosoft Technology…Dell ProductsSk hynixGoogle
Top 14 Y02D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in Y02D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class Y02D?
CPC subclass Y02D covers CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE. It belongs to CPC class Y02 (TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE), with 45,676 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in Y02D?
45,676 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass Y02D between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in Y02D?
Intel Corporation leads Y02D with 3,144 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for Y02D 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., Y02) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like Y02D 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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