G10K 1/07 mechanically operated; Hand bells; Bells for animals
Full Title
Devices in which sound is produced by striking a resonating body, e.g. bells, chimes or gongs (multi-toned musical instruments G10D13/08; automatic carillons G10F1/10) > the resonating devices having the shape of a bell, plate, rod, or tube (bells for towers G10K1/28) > mechanically operated; Hand bells; Bells for animals
Filing statistics
CPC G10K 1/07 belongs to the parent subclass G10K, which recorded 42,414 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,454 in 2013 to 3,826 in 2023 (+56%), peaking at 4,993 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
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Child Classifications
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- G10K 1/071 Hand bells; Bells for animals
- G10K 1/072 Operating or striking mechanisms therefor
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