Amazon
- Collected applications
- 39
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 2%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
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This is a structural comparison of collected portfolios. The same requested window does not establish equal entity scope, covered months or industry; no competitive ranking is inferred.
Applicant-name coverage differs. The counts below cover only the listed names and do not represent complete company portfolios.
Amazon: Applicant names included in these statistics — AMAZON TECH INCReviewed names not covered — AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC · AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES INC. · AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC · AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Apple: Applicant names included in these statistics — APPLE INCReviewed names not covered — APPLE COMPUTER INC · APPLE COMPUTER, INC. · APPLE INC. · APPLE, INC.
Microsoft: Applicant names included in these statistics — MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCReviewed names not covered — MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC.
Amazon
- Publications
- 2,095
- Invention share
- 93%
- Concentration
- 0.54
- Green technology
- —
Apple
- Publications
- 12,360
- Invention share
- 87%
- Concentration
- 0.38
- Green technology
- —
Microsoft
- Publications
- 7,140
- Invention share
- 97%
- Concentration
- 0.59
- Green technology
- —
0.89
Amazon × Apple
0.98
Amazon × Microsoft
0.85
Apple × Microsoft
01Technology field mirror
The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.
| Technology field | Amazon / Apple / Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Computer technology | 65.9% 39.1% 72.5% |
| Digital communication | 29.5% 42.1% 22.4% |
| Audio-visual technology | 7% 14.2% 10.5% |
| Telecommunications | 4% 13.9% 3.3% |
| IT methods for management | 7.9% 2.4% 4.2% |
| Optics | 0.9% 7.2% 3.8% |
| Measurement | 3.8% 5.7% 2.1% |
| Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | 2% 4.8% 2.1% |
| Control | 5.2% 1.9% 1% |
| Semiconductors | 0.3% 3% 2.1% |
| Handling | 4.9% 0.1% 0.1% |
| Transport | 3.5% 0.6% 0.1% |
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Apple
- Collected applications
- 531
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 4.8%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
View Apple publications in this fieldMicrosoft
- Collected applications
- 147
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 2.1%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
View Microsoft publications in this fieldOne application may belong to multiple fields, so shares can sum to more than 100%. Drill-down lists publications; an application publication and its grant may appear separately.
02Same problem: shared IPC subclasses
The 10 subclasses in every company's top 60 with the most combined applications. Scale is compared within a subclass, never across different business scopes.
G06FData processing
Amazon912
Apple3,635
Microsoft3,890
H04LDigital transmission
Amazon442
Apple2,146
Microsoft1,379
H04WWireless networks
Amazon114
Apple3,570
Microsoft196
G06TImage processing
Amazon101
Apple986
Microsoft479
H04NPictorial communication, video
Amazon130
Apple931
Microsoft482
G06NComputing models, AI
Amazon257
Apple200
Microsoft1,064
H04BTransmission
Amazon40
Apple981
Microsoft108
G02BOptical elements
Amazon11
Apple679
Microsoft236
G06VImage and video recognition
Amazon138
Apple417
Microsoft295
G10LSpeech processing
Amazon275
Apple240
Microsoft250
03Where each one leans
Observed emphasis within each company’s collected top-60 IPC subclasses. A dash for another company means outside its top-60 list, not zero applications or a market gap. Incomplete coverage can also change the ordering.
Amazon
- G10LSpeech processing
- Amazon
- 275
- Apple
- 240
- Microsoft
- 250
- G06QBusiness data processing
- Amazon
- 154
- Apple
- 264
- Microsoft
- 290
- G06VImage and video recognition
- Amazon
- 138
- Apple
- 417
- Microsoft
- 295
- B65GConveying, storage
- Amazon
- 48
- Apple
- —
- Microsoft
- —
- B25JManipulators, robots
- Amazon
- 39
- Apple
- —
- Microsoft
- —
- G05D
- Amazon
- 36
- Apple
- —
- Microsoft
- —
Apple
- H04WWireless networks
- Amazon
- 114
- Apple
- 3,570
- Microsoft
- 196
- H04BTransmission
- Amazon
- 40
- Apple
- 981
- Microsoft
- 108
- G02BOptical elements
- Amazon
- 11
- Apple
- 679
- Microsoft
- 236
- H04MTelephonic communication
- Amazon
- 20
- Apple
- 405
- Microsoft
- 83
- G09GDisplay control
- Amazon
- 4
- Apple
- 300
- Microsoft
- 69
- G06TImage processing
- Amazon
- 101
- Apple
- 986
- Microsoft
- 479
Microsoft
- G06FData processing
- Amazon
- 912
- Apple
- 3,635
- Microsoft
- 3,890
- G06NComputing models, AI
- Amazon
- 257
- Apple
- 200
- Microsoft
- 1,064
- H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
- Amazon
- 20
- Apple
- 155
- Microsoft
- 164
- H10N
- Amazon
- —
- Apple
- —
- Microsoft
- 45
- G16C
- Amazon
- —
- Apple
- —
- Microsoft
- 30
- G16B
- Amazon
- —
- Apple
- —
- Microsoft
- 26
04Publication rhythm
| Period | Amazon | Apple | Microsoft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01 | ≥242 (partial coverage) | ≥1,049 (partial coverage) | ≥539 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-02 | ≥149 (partial coverage) | ≥968 (partial coverage) | ≥503 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-03 | ≥130 (partial coverage) | ≥1,319 (partial coverage) | ≥603 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-04 | ≥168 (partial coverage) | ≥1,232 (partial coverage) | ≥647 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-05 | ≥186 (partial coverage) | ≥993 (partial coverage) | ≥566 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-06 | ≥140 (partial coverage) | ≥846 (partial coverage) | ≥487 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-07 | ≥223 (partial coverage) | ≥956 (partial coverage) | ≥686 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-08 | ≥161 (partial coverage) | ≥989 (partial coverage) | ≥563 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-09 | ≥195 (partial coverage) | ≥906 (partial coverage) | ≥587 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-10 | ≥201 (partial coverage) | ≥928 (partial coverage) | ≥689 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-11 | ≥141 (partial coverage) | ≥1,005 (partial coverage) | ≥582 (partial coverage) |
| 2025-12 | ≥159 (partial coverage) | ≥1,169 (partial coverage) | ≥688 (partial coverage) |
Empty dashed outlines mark uncollected periods. Hatched bars and ≥ counts mark partial coverage.
Publication timing follows examination and publication cycles, not R&D intensity.
What makes it comparableThe same publication window and counting units. Companies with different windows are not put in one comparison.
What is not comparableGroup totals. Business and entity scopes differ; compare scale within a field or subclass.
Not a rankingSimilarity and shares describe structure, not patent value, quality or technical leadership.