CPC Main Group Additional Only
B06B 2201/00 Indexing scheme associated with B06B1/0207 for details covered by B06B1/0207 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
Filing statistics
CPC B06B 2201/00 belongs to the parent subclass B06B, which recorded 24,022 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,549 in 2013 to 1,879 in 2023 (+21%), peaking at 2,722 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class B06 are PHILIPS ELECTRONICS (459 applications), MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY (341 applications) and SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (318 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B06B 2201/20 Application to multi-element transducer
- B06B 2201/30 with electronic damping
- B06B 2201/40 with testing, calibrating, safety devices, built-in protection, construction details
- B06B 2201/50 Application to a particular transducer type
- B06B 2201/70 Specific application
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 459
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 341
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 318
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 281
- BUTTERFLY NETWORK US 279
- CANON JP 237
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 216
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 175
- FUJIFILM JP 166
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 163