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CPC technology class · Y02

Y02P - Climate Change Mitigation Technologies In The Production…

Climate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods. 65,929 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

65,929
US patents granted
#3/8
in Y02
16.5%
Y02 class share
+4%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Climate Change Mitigation Technologies In The Production… ranks #21 of 670 CPC technology areas - 65,929 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 4% over five years.

#21
of 670 CPC technology areas
65,929
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Samsung
leading assignee (2,477)
+4%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How Y02P's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Y02P recorded 29,340 grants versus 28,310 in 2015–2019 (+4% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 6,499 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 5,149 (+26% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha holds 1.8% of the class ; the top three share 4.8%.

Leaderboard read

Y02P concentration, lead at 1.8%

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha leads this historical grant record at 1.8% of Y02P - foreign corporation assignees hold 63% of class grants (28,030 of 44,689). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
1.8%

1,167 of 65,929 grants

Top three share
4.8%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
98

more grants than LG Chem, Ltd.

Where Y02P sits inside Y02

Among 8 subclasses in Y02 (Technologies OR Applications FOR Mitigation OR Adaptation Against Climate Change), Y02P ranks #3 and holds 16.5% of the parent class's 399,122 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

Y02E 125,003 Y02T 81,138 Y02D 45,676 Y02B 34,811 Y02A 32,476 Y02W 9,860 Y02C 4,229

Rising assignees active in Y02P

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 LG Energy Solution, Ltd. 770x 2 → 1,539 company-wide · 508 in Y02P
  2. #2 Exxon Mobil Technology and Engineering Company 298x 0 → 298 company-wide · 53 in Y02P
  3. #3 SK On Co., Ltd. 243x 0 → 243 company-wide · 50 in Y02P
  4. #4 Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. 144x 0 → 144 company-wide · 11 in Y02P
  5. #5 Proterial, Ltd. 139x 0 → 139 company-wide · 17 in Y02P

Y02P grants by year, peak 2019 (6,499)

US utility-patent grants per year in Y02P, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 4% versus 2015–2019.

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 3,906

Who leads Y02P?

The 12 most active assignees in Climate Change Mitigation Technologies IN THE Production OR Processing OF Goods - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Samsung is the most active filer in Y02P, holding 2,477 of the 65,929 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 Y02P
Rank Company Patents in Y02P
#1 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha 1,167
#2 LG Chem, Ltd. 1,069
#3 General Electric Company 931
#4 Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. 540
#5 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 536
#6 LG Energy Solution, Ltd. 508
#7 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 444
#8 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 407
#9 Fanuc Corporation 381
#10 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 346
#11 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 344
#12 Saudi Arabian OIL Company 339
#13 BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. 319
#14 Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. 307
#15 Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P. 278
#16 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique ET AUX Energies Alternatives 254
#17 Basf SE 251
#18 Corning Incorporated 246
#19 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 232
#20 ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. 227

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading Y02P 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 Y02P assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in Y02P. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 200400600800100012001400 Patents in Y02P Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Toyota JidoshaLg ChemGeneral ElectricPanasonic Intellectual…Semiconductor Energy…Lg Energy SolutionSiemens Aktiengesellsc…Murata ManufacturingFanucTaiwan Semiconductor…ToshibaSaudi Arabian OilBoe Technology GroupRockwell Automation
Top 14 Y02P assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in Y02P. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near Y02P's 65,929-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for Y02P (#21 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.8%) - not the Y02 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

H01M 63,620 C12N 68,530 G09G 62,527 H05K 62,449

Nearest by lead-assignee share

F16G 3.8% G05F 3.7% B60B 3.7% H01H 3.7%

Questions about Y02P

Which company holds the most patents in Y02P?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads Y02P with 2,477 patents (1.8% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 63% of class grants.
Which Y02P assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in Y02P, LG Energy Solution, Ltd. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (770x: 2 grants in 2019–2021 → 1,539 in 2022–2024) while holding 508 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does Y02P compare inside parent class Y02?
Inside Y02 (Technologies OR Applications FOR Mitigation OR Adaptation Against Climate Change), Y02P ranks #3 of 8 subclasses by grant volume and holds 16.5% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is Y02E (125,003 grants).

What to do with this data

Y02P in context - here's where to go next.

  • Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha leads Y02P with 1,167 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • Y02P ranks #21 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class Y02, the largest sibling subclass is Y02E with 125,003 grants. Explore Y02E

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

Methodology - Y02P figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (65,929 grants in the tracked window).

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