BYD
- Collected applications
- 1,743
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 31.8%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
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BYDCATL
Technology portfolios compared in the same window and counting units. Scale is compared only within the same field or subclass.
+ BOE2024-01 — 2024-12✓ BYD2024-01 — 2024-12✓ CATL2024-01 — 2024-12+ Huawei2024-01 — 2024-12+ Midea2024-01 — 2024-12
Same window · published 2024-01-01 — 2024-12-31Some name or date coverage is incomplete; affected counts are lower bounds
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.
BYD: Applicant names included in these statistics — BYD CO LTDReviewed names not covered — 比亚迪股份有限公司
CATL: Applicant names included in these statistics — NINGDE CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECH CO LTDReviewed names not covered — CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO LTD · 宁德时代新能源科技股份有限公司
- Publications
- 5,486
- Invention share
- 66%
- Concentration
- 0.33
- Green technology
- 27%
- Publications
- 3,728
- Invention share
- 48%
- Concentration
- 0.61
- Green technology
- 79%
0.63Field similarity
01Technology field mirror
The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.
| BYD | Technology field | CATL |
|---|---|---|
31.8% | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | 76.6% |
45.4% | Transport | 5.8% |
5.2% | Measurement | 10.4% |
6.9% | Computer technology | 3.6% |
8.3% | Mechanical elements | 1.9% |
1.4% | Machine tools | 5.5% |
1.7% | Handling | 4.9% |
3.8% | Audio-visual technology | 1.2% |
3% | Control | 0.8% |
0.6% | Chemical engineering | 3% |
0.9% | Surface technology, coating | 2.7% |
3.2% | Digital communication | 0.3% |
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CATL
- Collected applications
- 2,856
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 76.6%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
View CATL 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.
H01MBatteries, electrochemical cells
BYD1,009
CATL2,730
B60LElectric vehicle propulsion
BYD584
CATL181
B60RVehicle electrics, fittings
BYD411
CATL10
B60KPropulsion arrangement
BYD336
CATL38
H02JPower supply, energy storage
BYD195
CATL140
G01RMeasuring electric variables
BYD121
CATL176
H02KElectric machines
BYD279
CATL11
G06FData processing
BYD213
CATL64
B62DBodies, chassis
BYD262
CATL13
H01RElectrical connectors
BYD128
CATL46
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.
BYD
- B60RVehicle electrics, fittings
- BYD
- 411
- CATL
- 10
- B60LElectric vehicle propulsion
- BYD
- 584
- CATL
- 181
- B60KPropulsion arrangement
- BYD
- 336
- CATL
- 38
- B60WVehicle sub-unit control
- BYD
- 265
- CATL
- —
- H02KElectric machines
- BYD
- 279
- CATL
- 11
- B60GSuspension
- BYD
- 248
- CATL
- —
CATL
- H01MBatteries, electrochemical cells
- BYD
- 1,009
- CATL
- 2,730
- G01NAnalysing materials
- BYD
- —
- CATL
- 123
- G01RMeasuring electric variables
- BYD
- 121
- CATL
- 176
- B23KWelding, soldering
- BYD
- 26
- CATL
- 102
- B05CCoating apparatus
- BYD
- —
- CATL
- 66
- B65GConveying, storage
- BYD
- 34
- CATL
- 88
04Publication rhythm
| Period | BYD | CATL |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01 | ≥448 (partial coverage) | ≥289 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-02 | ≥217 (partial coverage) | ≥262 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-03 | ≥288 (partial coverage) | ≥365 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-04 | ≥360 (partial coverage) | ≥356 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-05 | ≥524 (partial coverage) | ≥460 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-06 | ≥999 (partial coverage) | ≥331 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-07 | ≥1,283 (partial coverage) | ≥532 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-08 | ≥855 (partial coverage) | ≥665 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-09 | ≥512 (partial coverage) | ≥468 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-10 | Not collected | Not collected |
| 2024-11 | Not collected | Not collected |
| 2024-12 | Not collected | Not collected |
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.