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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BYDCATLMidea
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
Midea: Applicant names included in these statistics — MIDEA GROUP CO LTDReviewed names not covered — 美的集团股份有限公司
BYD
- Publications
- 5,486
- Invention share
- 66%
- Concentration
- 0.33
- Green technology
- 27%
CATL
- Publications
- 3,728
- Invention share
- 48%
- Concentration
- 0.61
- Green technology
- 79%
Midea
- Publications
- 1,770
- Invention share
- 57%
- Concentration
- 0.27
- Green technology
- 11%
0.63
BYD × CATL
0.19
BYD × Midea
0.20
CATL × Midea
01Technology field mirror
The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.
| Technology field | BYD / CATL / Midea |
|---|---|
| Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | 31.8% 76.6% 8.6% |
| Transport | 45.4% 5.8% 0.5% |
| Thermal processes and apparatus | 1.1% 0.6% 42.1% |
| Other consumer goods | 1.1% 0.1% 18.8% |
| Measurement | 5.2% 10.4% 2.5% |
| Computer technology | 6.9% 3.6% 6.8% |
| Mechanical elements | 8.3% 1.9% 6.8% |
| Furniture, games | 0.2% 0% 13.6% |
| Environmental technology | 1.1% 0.9% 8.4% |
| Handling | 1.7% 4.9% 3.6% |
| Audio-visual technology | 3.8% 1.2% 4% |
| Chemical engineering | 0.6% 3% 4.7% |
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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 fieldMidea
- Collected applications
- 153
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 8.6%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
View Midea 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.
H02JPower supply, energy storage
BYD195
CATL140
Midea20
G06FData processing
BYD213
CATL64
Midea73
H02KElectric machines
BYD279
CATL11
Midea45
G01RMeasuring electric variables
BYD121
CATL176
Midea22
H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
BYD118
CATL44
Midea66
F16KValves
BYD116
CATL13
Midea62
H01RElectrical connectors
BYD128
CATL46
Midea7
G06VImage and video recognition
BYD118
CATL24
Midea20
H02MPower conversion
BYD97
CATL17
Midea37
G06TImage processing
BYD68
CATL42
Midea23
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
- Midea
- —
- B60LElectric vehicle propulsion
- BYD
- 584
- CATL
- 181
- Midea
- —
- B60KPropulsion arrangement
- BYD
- 336
- CATL
- 38
- Midea
- —
- B60WVehicle sub-unit control
- BYD
- 265
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- —
- B60GSuspension
- BYD
- 248
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- —
- B62DBodies, chassis
- BYD
- 262
- CATL
- 13
- Midea
- —
CATL
- H01MBatteries, electrochemical cells
- BYD
- 1,009
- CATL
- 2,730
- Midea
- —
- G01NAnalysing materials
- BYD
- —
- CATL
- 123
- Midea
- 12
- G01RMeasuring electric variables
- BYD
- 121
- CATL
- 176
- Midea
- 22
- B23KWelding, soldering
- BYD
- 26
- CATL
- 102
- Midea
- —
- B05CCoating apparatus
- BYD
- —
- CATL
- 66
- Midea
- —
- B65GConveying, storage
- BYD
- 34
- CATL
- 88
- Midea
- 8
Midea
- F24FAir conditioning, ventilation
- BYD
- —
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- 476
- F25DRefrigerators
- BYD
- —
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- 311
- A47JKitchen equipment
- BYD
- —
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- 149
- F25BRefrigeration, heat pumps
- BYD
- 37
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- 160
- C02FWater treatment
- BYD
- —
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- 134
- A47LDomestic cleaning
- BYD
- —
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- 81
04Publication rhythm
| Period | BYD | CATL | Midea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01 | ≥448 (partial coverage) | ≥289 (partial coverage) | ≥207 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-02 | ≥217 (partial coverage) | ≥262 (partial coverage) | ≥102 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-03 | ≥288 (partial coverage) | ≥365 (partial coverage) | ≥265 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-04 | ≥360 (partial coverage) | ≥356 (partial coverage) | ≥211 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-05 | ≥524 (partial coverage) | ≥460 (partial coverage) | ≥226 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-06 | ≥999 (partial coverage) | ≥331 (partial coverage) | ≥212 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-07 | ≥1,283 (partial coverage) | ≥532 (partial coverage) | ≥265 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-08 | ≥855 (partial coverage) | ≥665 (partial coverage) | ≥138 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-09 | ≥512 (partial coverage) | ≥468 (partial coverage) | ≥144 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-10 | Not collected | Not collected | Not collected |
| 2024-11 | Not collected | Not collected | Not collected |
| 2024-12 | Not collected | 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.