CPC Main Group
H01B 7/00 Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
Filing statistics
CPC H01B 7/00 belongs to the parent subclass H01B, which recorded 140,018 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 10,354 in 2013 to 11,276 in 2023 (+9%), peaking at 15,902 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class H01 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (37,897 applications), TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY (36,116 applications) and APPLIED MATERIALS (21,640 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
22 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H01B 7/02 Disposition of insulation
- H01B 7/04 Flexible cables, conductors, or cords, e.g. trailing cables
- H01B 7/06 Extensible conductors or cables, e.g. self-coiling cords
- H01B 7/08 Flat or ribbon cables
- H01B 7/10 Contact cables, i.e. having conductors which may be brought into contact by distortion of the cable
- H01B 7/12 Floating cables
- H01B 7/14 Submarine cables
- H01B 7/16 Rigid-tube cables
- H01B 7/17 Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring
- H01B 7/30 with arrangements for reducing conductor losses when carrying alternating current, e.g. due to skin effect
- H01B 7/32 with arrangements for indicating defects, e.g. breaks or leaks
- H01B 7/36 with distinguishing or length marks
- H01B 7/38 with arrangements for facilitating removal of insulation
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 37,897
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 36,116
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 21,640
- LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,770
- LG CHEM KR 19,835
- TOKYO ELECTRON JP 18,519
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 14,595
- INTEL CORPORATION US 13,580
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 12,151
- SAMSUNG SDI COMPANY KR 12,080