BOE
- Collected applications
- 81
- Share of collected applications with IPC
- 2.2%
Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.
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BOECATLMidea
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.
BOE: Applicant names included in these statistics — BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTDReviewed names not covered — 京东方科技集团股份有限公司
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
BOE
- Publications
- 3,740
- Invention share
- 94%
- Concentration
- 0.36
- Green technology
- 1.4%
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%
0.08
BOE × CATL
0.10
BOE × Midea
0.20
CATL × Midea
01Technology field mirror
The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.
| Technology field | BOE / CATL / Midea |
|---|---|
| Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | 2.2% 76.6% 8.6% |
| Thermal processes and apparatus | 0.1% 0.6% 42.1% |
| Audio-visual technology | 36.4% 1.2% 4% |
| Semiconductors | 39.8% 1.1% 0% |
| Computer technology | 15.6% 3.6% 6.8% |
| Optics | 19.3% 0% 0.1% |
| Other consumer goods | 0.1% 0.1% 18.8% |
| Measurement | 2.3% 10.4% 2.5% |
| Furniture, games | 0.1% 0% 13.6% |
| Environmental technology | 0.1% 0.9% 8.4% |
| Mechanical elements | 0.4% 1.9% 6.8% |
| Handling | 0.4% 4.9% 3.6% |
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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.
G06FData processing
BOE390
CATL64
Midea73
H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
BOE173
CATL44
Midea66
G01RMeasuring electric variables
BOE20
CATL176
Midea22
G01NAnalysing materials
BOE23
CATL123
Midea12
G06VImage and video recognition
BOE92
CATL24
Midea20
G06TImage processing
BOE70
CATL42
Midea23
G06QBusiness data processing
BOE40
CATL41
Midea8
G06NComputing models, AI
BOE47
CATL19
Midea10
H01RElectrical connectors
BOE9
CATL46
Midea7
B65DContainers, packaging
BOE7
CATL27
Midea15
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.
BOE
- H10KOrganic electric devices
- BOE
- 1,100
- CATL
- 33
- Midea
- —
- G09GDisplay control
- BOE
- 797
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- —
- G02FOptical control devices
- BOE
- 616
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- —
- H01LSemiconductor devices
- BOE
- 508
- CATL
- 11
- Midea
- —
- G09FDisplaying, signs
- BOE
- 471
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- —
- G06FData processing
- BOE
- 390
- CATL
- 64
- Midea
- 73
CATL
- H01MBatteries, electrochemical cells
- BOE
- —
- CATL
- 2,730
- Midea
- —
- B60LElectric vehicle propulsion
- BOE
- —
- CATL
- 181
- Midea
- —
- G01RMeasuring electric variables
- BOE
- 20
- CATL
- 176
- Midea
- 22
- H02JPower supply, energy storage
- BOE
- —
- CATL
- 140
- Midea
- 20
- G01NAnalysing materials
- BOE
- 23
- CATL
- 123
- Midea
- 12
- B23KWelding, soldering
- BOE
- 7
- CATL
- 102
- Midea
- —
Midea
- F24FAir conditioning, ventilation
- BOE
- —
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- 476
- F25DRefrigerators
- BOE
- —
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- 311
- F25BRefrigeration, heat pumps
- BOE
- —
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- 160
- A47JKitchen equipment
- BOE
- —
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- 149
- C02FWater treatment
- BOE
- —
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- 134
- A47LDomestic cleaning
- BOE
- —
- CATL
- —
- Midea
- 81
04Publication rhythm
| Period | BOE | CATL | Midea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01 | ≥468 (partial coverage) | ≥289 (partial coverage) | ≥207 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-02 | ≥365 (partial coverage) | ≥262 (partial coverage) | ≥102 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-03 | ≥562 (partial coverage) | ≥365 (partial coverage) | ≥265 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-04 | ≥600 (partial coverage) | ≥356 (partial coverage) | ≥211 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-05 | ≥495 (partial coverage) | ≥460 (partial coverage) | ≥226 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-06 | ≥382 (partial coverage) | ≥331 (partial coverage) | ≥212 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-07 | ≥451 (partial coverage) | ≥532 (partial coverage) | ≥265 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-08 | ≥417 (partial coverage) | ≥665 (partial coverage) | ≥138 (partial coverage) |
| 2024-09 | Not collected | ≥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.