Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars

Filing statistics

CPC G10D 3/00 belongs to the parent subclass G10D, which recorded 8,878 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 709 in 2013 to 513 in 2023 (-28%), peaking at 1,126 applications in 2016. 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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G10D 3/01 Endpins or accessories therefor
G10D 3/02 Resonating means, horns or diaphragms
G10D 3/04 Bridges
G10D 3/046 Mutes; Mute holders
G10D 3/053 Capos, i.e. capo tastos
G10D 3/06 Necks; Fingerboards, e.g. fret boards
G10D 3/10 Strings
G10D 3/12 Anchoring devices for strings, e.g. tail pieces or hitchpins
G10D 3/14 Tuning devices, e.g. pegs, pins, friction discs or worm gears
G10D 3/16 Bows; Guides for bows; Plectra or similar playing means
G10D 3/18 Chin-rests, hand-rests, shoulder rests or guards being removable from, or integral with the instrument
G10D 3/20 Winding tools separate from the musical instruments, e.g. tuning keys
G10D 3/22 Material for manufacturing stringed musical instruments; Treatment of the material

Top Applicants

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

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