CPC Main Group
H02H 7/00 Emergency protective circuit arrangements specially adapted for specific types of electric machines or apparatus or for sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, and effecting automatic switching in the event of an undesired change from normal working conditions
Filing statistics
CPC H02H 7/00 belongs to the parent subclass H02H, which recorded 80,529 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 4,909 in 2013 to 8,546 in 2023 (+74%), peaking at 8,863 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
15 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H02H 7/04 for transformers
- H02H 7/06 for dynamo-electric generators; for synchronous capacitors
- H02H 7/08 for dynamo-electric motors
- H02H 7/10 for converters; for rectifiers
- H02H 7/16 for capacitors (for synchronous capacitors H02H7/06)
- H02H 7/18 for batteries; for accumulators
- H02H 7/20 for electronic equipment (for converters H02H7/10; for electric measuring instruments G01R1/36; for DC voltage or current semiconductor regulators G05F1/569; for amplifiers H03F1/52; for electronic switching circuits H03K17/08)
- H02H 7/22 for distribution gear, e.g. bus-bar systems; for switching devices
- H02H 7/24 for spark-gap arresters
- H02H 7/26 Sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, e.g. for disconnecting a section on which a short-circuit, earth fault, or arc discharge has occured (locating faults in cables G01R31/08)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 24,515
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 11,346
- SIEMENS DE 9,026
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 9,005
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 6,729
- GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 5,740
- DENSO CORPORATION JP 5,077
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 5,041
- LG INNOTEK COMPANY KR 4,442
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4,349