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H01C 10/00 Adjustable resistors
Filing statistics
CPC H01C 10/00 belongs to the parent subclass H01C, which recorded 15,389 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,147 in 2013 to 1,264 in 2023 (+10%), peaking at 1,745 applications in 2018. 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
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Child Classifications
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- H01C 10/02 Liquid resistors
- H01C 10/04 with specified mathematical relationship between movement of resistor actuating means and value of resistance, other than direct proportional relationship
- H01C 10/06 adjustable by short-circuiting different amounts of the resistive element
- H01C 10/10 adjustable by mechanical pressure or force
- H01C 10/14 adjustable by auxiliary driving means
- H01C 10/16 including plural resistive elements
- H01C 10/22 resistive element dimensions changing gradually in one direction, e.g. tapered resistive element (H01C10/04 takes precedence)
- H01C 10/23 resistive element dimensions changing in a series of discrete, progressive steps
- H01C 10/24 the contact moving along turns of a helical resistive element, or vica versa
- H01C 10/26 resistive element moving (H01C10/16, H01C10/24 take precedence)
- H01C 10/28 the contact rocking or rolling along resistive element or taps
- H01C 10/30 the contact sliding along resistive element
- H01C 10/46 Arrangements of fixed resistors with intervening connectors, e.g. taps (H01C10/28, H01C10/30 take precedence)
- H01C 10/50 structurally combined with switching arrangements (H01C10/36 takes precedence)
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