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H02G 7/00

Overhead installations of electric lines or cables (installations of bus-bars H02G5/00)

Filing statistics

CPC H02G 7/00 belongs to the parent subclass H02G, which recorded 112,162 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 6,224 in 2013 to 11,272 in 2023 (+81%), peaking at 13,887 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class H02 are SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (24,515 applications), MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION (11,346 applications) and SIEMENS (9,026 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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  • H02G 7/02 Devices for adjusting or maintaining mechanical tension, e.g. take-up device
  • H02G 7/04 Arrangements or devices for relieving mechanical tension
  • H02G 7/14 Arrangements or devices for damping mechanical oscillations of lines, e.g. for reducing production of sound
  • H02G 7/16 Devices for removing snow or ice from lines or cables
  • H02G 7/18 Devices affording mechanical protection in the event of breakage of a line or cable, e.g. net for catching broken lines
  • H02G 7/22 Arrangements of earthing wires suspended between mastheads

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 24,515
  2. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 11,346
  3. SIEMENS DE 9,026
  4. ROBERT BOSCH DE 9,005
  5. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 6,729
  6. GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 5,740
  7. DENSO CORPORATION JP 5,077
  8. LG ELECTRONICS KR 5,041
  9. LG INNOTEK COMPANY KR 4,442
  10. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4,349