Light-sensitive devices

Light-sensitive devices · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeH01G9/20
Official titleLight-sensitive devices
Display labelLight-sensitive devices
Total patents315

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201529
201628
201737
201840
201953
202018
202124
202230
202327
202414
202512
20263

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC H01G9/20?
CPC H01G9/20 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Light-sensitive devices.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H01G9/20 (Light-sensitive devices)?
Our database includes 315 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H01G9/20 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 14 in 2024 vs 12 in 2025 (latest complete years).