Electricity

Electricity · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeH01L29/16
Official title
Display labelElectricity (mapped technology topic)
Total patents2,692

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
2015348
2016422
2017398
2018320
2019314
2020329
2021208
2022136
2023109
202491
202517

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 H01L29/16?
CPC H01L29/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Electricity.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H01L29/16 (Electricity)?
Our database includes 2,692 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H01L29/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 91 in 2024 vs 17 in 2025 (latest complete years).