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G10H 2240/165

Memory card, i.e. removable module or card for storing music data for an electrophonic musical instrument

Full Title

Data organisation or data communication aspects, specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments > Memory and use thereof, in electrophonic musical instruments, e.g. memory map > Memory card, i.e. removable module or card for storing music data for an electrophonic musical instrument

Filing statistics

CPC G10H 2240/165 belongs to the parent subclass G10H, which recorded 17,124 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,186 in 2013 to 1,533 in 2023 (+29%), peaking at 1,888 applications in 2020. 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

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