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Technology portfolios compared in the same window and counting units. Scale is compared only within the same field or subclass.

Same window · published 2025-01-01 — 2025-12-31Some 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.

NVIDIA: Applicant names included in these statistics — NVIDIA CORPReviewed names not covered — NVIDIA CORP. · NVIDIA CORPORATION

SpaceX: Applicant names included in these statistics — SPACE EXPLORATION TECH CORPReviewed names not covered — SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. · SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Tesla: Applicant names included in these statistics — TESLA INC · TESLA MOTORS INCReviewed names not covered — TESLA MOTORS, INC. · TESLA, INC.

NVIDIA

Publications
2,387
Invention share
81%
Concentration
0.66
Green technology
—

SpaceX

Publications
71
Invention share
80%
Concentration
0.71
Green technology
—

Tesla

Publications
609
Invention share
91%
Concentration
0.29
Green technology
—
0.08

NVIDIA × SpaceX

0.53

NVIDIA × Tesla

0.10

SpaceX × Tesla

Cosine similarity of application counts across 35 fields. 1 is identical, 0 is no overlap.

01Technology field mirror

The 12 fields with the largest combined share. Share shows structure; count shows scale.

Technology field mirror
Technology fieldNVIDIA / SpaceX / Tesla
Computer technology
79.3%
0%
24.4%
Telecommunications
2.4%
78.1%
1.8%
Digital communication
9.1%
29.7%
2.4%
Transport
6.9%
1.6%
31.6%
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
1.1%
4.7%
33.6%
Audio-visual technology
8.8%
1.6%
4.5%
Measurement
7%
3.1%
4.2%
Basic communication processes
1.8%
9.4%
1.2%
Control
5%
0%
5.2%
Mechanical elements
0.3%
4.7%
5.2%
Semiconductors
1.1%
0%
6.2%
Materials, metallurgy
0%
0%
5.7%

Inspect one technology field

Inspect collected applications, portfolio share and supporting publications within one field. A technology overlap does not establish that companies in different industries are direct competitors.

Tesla

Collected applications
200
Share of collected applications with IPC
33.6%

Coverage is incomplete; counts and shares describe only the collected subset.

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One 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.

H04LDigital transmission
NVIDIA155
SpaceX13
Tesla13
H05KPrinted circuits, assemblies
NVIDIA75
SpaceX1
Tesla19
G01SRadar, positioning
NVIDIA69
SpaceX2
Tesla8

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.

NVIDIA

  • G06TImage processing
    NVIDIA
    719
    SpaceX
    —
    Tesla
    21
  • G06FData processing
    NVIDIA
    881
    SpaceX
    —
    Tesla
    85
  • G06NComputing models, AI
    NVIDIA
    497
    SpaceX
    —
    Tesla
    66
  • G06VImage and video recognition
    NVIDIA
    403
    SpaceX
    —
    Tesla
    48
  • H04NPictorial communication, video
    NVIDIA
    127
    SpaceX
    —
    Tesla
    5
  • G10LSpeech processing
    NVIDIA
    87
    SpaceX
    —
    Tesla
    —

SpaceX

  • H01QAntennas
    NVIDIA
    —
    SpaceX
    30
    Tesla
    5
  • H04BTransmission
    NVIDIA
    43
    SpaceX
    29
    Tesla
    —
  • H04WWireless networks
    NVIDIA
    42
    SpaceX
    15
    Tesla
    —
  • H04LDigital transmission
    NVIDIA
    155
    SpaceX
    13
    Tesla
    13
  • H03L
    NVIDIA
    5
    SpaceX
    4
    Tesla
    —
  • C08K
    NVIDIA
    —
    SpaceX
    2
    Tesla
    —

Tesla

  • H01MBatteries, electrochemical cells
    NVIDIA
    —
    SpaceX
    —
    Tesla
    115
  • B60LElectric vehicle propulsion
    NVIDIA
    —
    SpaceX
    —
    Tesla
    36
  • B62DBodies, chassis
    NVIDIA
    4
    SpaceX
    —
    Tesla
    36
  • H01G
    NVIDIA
    —
    SpaceX
    —
    Tesla
    26
  • B60RVehicle electrics, fittings
    NVIDIA
    18
    SpaceX
    —
    Tesla
    30
  • B60QVehicle lighting, signals
    NVIDIA
    7
    SpaceX
    —
    Tesla
    26

04Publication rhythm

NVIDIASpaceXTeslaPublications per period
Publications per period
PeriodNVIDIASpaceXTesla
2025-01≥182 (partial coverage)≥6 (partial coverage)≥57 (partial coverage)
2025-02≥166 (partial coverage)≥10 (partial coverage)≥37 (partial coverage)
2025-03≥170 (partial coverage)≥6 (partial coverage)≥27 (partial coverage)
2025-04≥158 (partial coverage)≥3 (partial coverage)≥43 (partial coverage)
2025-05≥193 (partial coverage)≥10 (partial coverage)≥60 (partial coverage)
2025-06≥183 (partial coverage)≥7 (partial coverage)≥58 (partial coverage)
2025-07≥243 (partial coverage)≥8 (partial coverage)≥52 (partial coverage)
2025-08≥182 (partial coverage)≥2 (partial coverage)≥56 (partial coverage)
2025-09≥265 (partial coverage)≥7 (partial coverage)≥52 (partial coverage)
2025-10≥234 (partial coverage)≥3 (partial coverage)≥56 (partial coverage)
2025-11≥199 (partial coverage)≥6 (partial coverage)≥54 (partial coverage)
2025-12≥212 (partial coverage)≥3 (partial coverage)≥57 (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.