This dimension is concerned with the field of application described in a patent (where such an application is specified). The categories in this dimension are shown in the following list. The patent classifications used to assign patents to each category are listed further below. Note: for all patent classifications listed, * = right truncation, e.g. E21* includes all subclasses within class E21.
Categories in the Application Fields Dimension
- Physical Science/Engineering
- Personal Devices/Computing
- Life Sciences
- Banking/Finance
- Security (e.g. cybersecurity)
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
- Networks (e.g. social, IOT, etc.)
- Industrial/Manufacturing
- Business
- Education
- Energy Management
- Document Management/Publishing
- Entertainment
- Military
- Nanotechnology
- Agriculture
- Semiconductors
- Computing in Government
CATEGORY 1 – Physical Science/Engineering
- >=B01* AND <=B07*
- >=F03B* AND <=F03C*
- Y10S 706/924
- >=C01* AND <=C05*
- >=F03G* AND <=F02H*
- E21B 2041/0028
- >=C07* AND <=C10*
- F04*
- H02P 21/0014
- >=C21* AND <=C30*
- >=F15* AND <=F17*
- H02P 23/0018
- >=E01* AND <=E06*
- >=F21* AND <=F24H*
- B09*
- E21*
- G06Q 50/08
- F17D*
- F01*
- >=H01B* AND <=H01K*
- C14B*
- F02C*
- >=Y02A 10* AND <=Y02A 30*
- >=F02G* AND <=F02K*
- Y02A 50*
CATEGORY 2 – Life Sciences
- A61*
- Y10S 128*
- H04R 25/507
- >=C12M* AND <=C12Y*
- Y10S 514*
- Y10S 424*
- G16B*
- >=Y10S 600* AND <=Y10S 624*
- G16C*
- G16H*
- Y10S 930*
CATEGORY 3 – Security (e.g. Cybersecurity)
- G06Q 2220*
- H04L 9*
- G08B 29/186
- G06Q 2250/05*
- H04H 60/23
- G08B*
- G09C*
- G06F 21*
- G07C 9*
CATEGORY 4 – Transportation
- >=B60* AND <=B64*
- G01C 21*
- Y10S 903*
- F02B*
- Y02T*
- G05D 1/0088
- >=F02D* AND <=F02F*
- Y10S 123*
- B64*
- >=F02M* AND <=F02P*
- Y10S 706/905
- F02D*
CATEGORY 5 – Industrial/Manufacturing
- >=B21* AND <=B33*
- Y10S 8*
- A24*
- >=B65* AND <=B67*
- Y10S 29*
- A4*
- C11*
- Y10T*
- A62*
- C13*
- Y02W*
- B07*
- >=D01* AND <=D07*
- F05B 2270/707
- B08*
- D21*
- F05B 2270/709
- B43*
- >=F26* AND <=F28*
- F16H 2061/0081
- B67*
- G06Q 50/04
- F16H 2061/0084
- C10M*
- G06Q 50/28
- G01N 33/0034
- C10N*
- Y02P*
- A23*
- E06*
CATEGORY 6 – Education
- G06Q 50/20*
- G09B*
CATEGORY 7 – Document Management/Publishing
- B41*
- B42*
- G06K 15*
CATEGORY 8 – Military
- C06*
- F42*
- Y10S 102*
- F41*
- Y10S 42*
CATEGORY 9 – Agriculture
- A01*
- G06Q 50/02
- Y02A 40*
- Y10S 119*
CATEGORY 10 – Computing in Government
- G06Q 50/26
CATEGORY 11 – Personal Devices/Computing
- G06F*
- G02*
- G06K 5/*
- G11B*
- G03*
- G06K 7/*
- G11C*
- G04*
- G06K 11/*
- Y02D 10*
- G06C*
- G06K 13/*
- Y10S 345*
- G06E*
- G06K 15/*
- Y10S 706/908
- G06G*
- G06K 17/*
- Y10S 707*
- G06K 1/*
- G06K 19/*
- G05B 2219/33002
- G06K 3/*
- G09G*
CATEGORY 12 – Banking/Finance
- G06Q 20*
- Y10S 902*
- G07*
- G06Q 40*
CATEGORY 13 – Telecommunications
- G06Q 50/30
- H03*
- G01N 2201/1296
- G06Q 50/32
- H04*
- G01N 29/4481
- H01P*
- >=Y02D 30* AND <=Y02D 70*
- G01S 7/417
- H01Q*
- Y10S 370*
- G08C*
- H01S*
- Y10S 379*
CATEGORY 14 – Networks (e.g. social, IOT)
- G06Q 50/01
- G16Y*
CATEGORY 15 – Business
- G06Q 10*
- G06Q 50/1*
- Y10S 706/925
- G06Q 30*
- Y10S 705*
- G09F*
CATEGORY 16 – Energy Management
- F03D*
- H02*
- H01B*
- F24*
- Y02B*
- H01C*
- F25*
- Y02E*
- H01F*
- G06Q 50/06
- Y04S*
- H01H*
- G21*
- >=H04L 31/04* AND <=H01L 31/07*
- H01R*
- H01M*
- F28F*
- H05B*
CATEGORY 17 – Entertainment
- A63*
- >=G10B* AND <=G10H*
- Y10S 273*
CATEGORY 18 – Nanotechnology
- B81*
- B82*
- Y10S 977*
CATEGORY 19 – Semiconductors
- G03F 1*
- H05K*
- Y10S 438*
- H01L*
- Y10S 257*
- G03F 7*