with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole (H01Q9/44 takes precedence)

Full Title

Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements > Resonant antennas > with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole (H01Q9/44 takes precedence)

Filing statistics

CPC H01Q 9/16 belongs to the parent subclass H01Q, which recorded 157,150 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 8,806 in 2013 to 14,657 in 2023 (+66%), peaking at 18,286 applications in 2020. 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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H01Q 9/18 Vertical disposition of the antenna
H01Q 9/20 Two collinear substantially straight active elements; Substantially straight single active elements (H01Q9/28 takes precedence)
H01Q 9/26 with folded element or elements, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of operating wavelength (resonant loop antennas H01Q7/00)
H01Q 9/28 Conical, cylindrical, cage, strip, gauze, or like elements having an extended radiating surface; Elements comprising two conical surfaces having collinear axes and adjacent apices and fed by two-conductor transmission lines (waveguide horns or mouths H01Q13/00; slot antennas H01Q13/00)

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