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G06N 3/045

Combinations of networks

Introduced: January 2023

Full Title

Computing arrangements based on biological models > Neural networks > Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology > Combinations of networks

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
Subclass:
COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS

Filing statistics

IPC G06N 3/045 belongs to the parent subclass G06N, which recorded 613,242 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 3,903 in 2013 to 139,015 in 2023 (+3462%). The most active applicants in class G06 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (66,669 applications), IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) (62,313 applications) and MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING (41,918 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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  • G06N 3/0455 Auto-encoder networks; Encoder-decoder networks

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
  2. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
  3. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
  4. GOOGLE US 32,969
  5. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
  6. INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
  7. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
  8. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
  9. APPLE US 21,891
  10. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505