2015 IFI CLAIMS German Patent Trends
Assignees: In Germany, the Top 50 is dominated by automobile and auto parts manufacturers. This compares to the US where computer and telecommunications companies dominate.Classifications: The top patent classifications for 2015 are:
| 2015 DE CPC | 2015 count | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Y10T | 714 | Metal Working and Hardware – fasteners and connectors |
| H01L | 650 | Semiconductors |
| Y02T | 588 | Climate Change Mitigation Technologies related to Transportation |
| B60R | 470 | Vehicle Parts |
| F02D | 457 | Controlling Combustion Engines |
| F16H | 452 | Gearing (for motor vehicles) |
| G01N | 420 | Testing Instruments – Investigating or analyzing materials by determining their chemical of physical properties. |
| A61B | 378 | Medical Diagnostics |
| Y02E | 376 | Reduction of Greenhouse Gasses [GHG] Emission |
| B29C | 347 | Shaping or Joining of Plastics |
| G01R | 341 | Measuring Electric Variables |
| B60K | 334 | Arrangement or Mounting of Propulsion Units or of Transmissions in Vehicles |
| F16D | 306 | Couplings for Transmitting Rotation; Clutches; Brakes |
| B62D | 295 | Motor Vehicles; Trailers |
| F02M | 292 | Supplying Combustion Engines in General, with Combustion Mixtures |
This list is quite different from the list of top CPC classes in the US. In the US, computers (G06F) and Telecommunications (H04L) lead. In Germany, Semiconductors (H01L) and Automotive related classes dominate.
CPC Class Y02T covers “Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Related to Transportation.” It ranks #2 in Germany, but is #18 in the US.
Technology Leaders:
| 2015 DE CPC | Leading Assignee | 2015 count | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y10T | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | 60 | Metal Working and Hardware – fasteners and connectors |
| H01L | Infineon Technologies AG | 106 | Semiconductors |
| Y02T | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | 105 | Climate Change Mitigation Technologies related to Transportation |
| B60R | Autoliv Development AB | 79 | Vehicle Parts |
| F02D | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | 80 | Controlling Combustion Engines |
| F16H | Schaeffler Technologies AG and Co KG | 72 | Gearing (for motor vehicles) |
| G01N | Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung | 31 | Testing Instruments – Investigating or analyzing materials by determining their chemical of physical properties. |
| A61B | Siemens AG | 139 | Medical Diagnostics |
| Y02E | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | 56 | Reduction of Greenhouse Gasses [GHG] Emission |
| B29C | Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt eV | 16 | Shaping or Joining of Plastics |
