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Y02P 90/40

Fuel cell technologies in production processes

Full Title

Enabling technologies with a potential contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation > Fuel cell technologies in production processes

Filing statistics

CPC Y02P 90/40 belongs to the parent subclass Y02P, which recorded 1,474,772 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 66,889 in 2013 to 296,696 in 2023 (+344%), peaking at 323,121 applications in 2022. The most active applicants in class Y02 are CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (30,705 applications), TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (29,065 applications) and SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (22,908 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class Y02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 30,705
  2. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 29,065
  3. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 22,908
  4. LG CHEM KR 22,513
  5. LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,650
  6. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 18,015
  7. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 17,857
  8. ROBERT BOSCH DE 16,262
  9. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 14,408
  10. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 12,474