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G10C 3/10

Tuning pins; Tensioning devices

Full Title

Details or accessories > Tuning pins; Tensioning devices

Filing statistics

CPC G10C 3/10 belongs to the parent subclass G10C, which recorded 1,729 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 140 in 2013 to 147 in 2023 (+5%), peaking at 235 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class G10 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (6,277 applications), GOOGLE (5,429 applications) and FRAUNHOFER (4,984 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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  • G10C 3/103 the axis of the pins being parallel to the strings
  • G10C 3/106 the axis of the pins being perpendicular to the strings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 6,277
  2. GOOGLE US 5,429
  3. FRAUNHOFER DE 4,984
  4. SONY CORPORATION JP 2,808
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 2,577
  6. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 2,382
  7. DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION US 2,123
  8. QUALCOMM US 2,117
  9. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,049
  10. AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES US 1,924