RF Power Delivery Patents: Top Companies & Filing Trends 2026
RF Power Delivery and Matching Network Patents
Concentrated but not locked up. the top 5 assignees hold 32.3% of all 4,265 records in scope, and the top 10 hold 44.0% — leaving more than half the field to a long tail of single- and few-filing entrants. Filings rose from 175 in 2017 to a peak of 266 in 2018, then eased. The clearest complete-year comparison in the data is 2021's 257 records falling to 115 in 2024, a -55% move; 2025 and 2026 counts are still partial because publication typically lags filing by roughly 18 months.
- 1MKS INSTR INC8.0%
- 2APPLIED MATERIALS INC7.9%
- 3WITRICITY AI TECH LLC5.7%
- 4LAM RES CORP5.6%
- 5NXP USA INC5.0%
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- Every IPC branch with its share of the corpus
- The most-cited records, and where claim space is still thin
Common questions about this landscape
Who holds the most RF power delivery and matching network patents?
The dataset’s leading assignee holds 342 records, noticeably ahead of fifth place at 213 and tenth place at 91. That said, the top 10 assignees together account for only 44.0% of all 4,265 records in scope, so no single company or small group controls the field outright. The remaining 56% is spread across a long tail of the other 90 ranked companies plus unranked filers, which matters for anyone assuming a clear leader has already blocked the space.
Is patent filing in RF power delivery growing or shrinking?
Filings peaked in 2018 at 266 records and had fallen to 115 by 2024, down from 257 in 2021 — a -55% move over that three-year span. It is fair to call this a pullback from peak activity rather than a field in early growth. However, 2025 and 2026 figures should not be read as confirming a further decline, because publication typically lags actual filing by around 18 months, so the most recent years are still incomplete.
Which patent classes matter most for RF power delivery and matching networks?
H01J (electron & discharge tubes) is the widest-reaching class, touching 31.3% of the 4,265 records in scope, followed by H03H (impedance networks & filters) at 16.3%. A second tier — H02J, H05H, H04B and H01L — each sits near 10%, with H03F (amplifiers) and H05B (heating & lighting circuits) close behind. Because a single record can carry multiple IPC classes, these shares add up to more than 100%, reflecting how delivery, matching and load-side circuitry overlap in most filings.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on RF Power Delivery and Matching Networks covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.