H03K 2217/94 characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated
Full Title
Indexing scheme related to electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making or -breaking covered by H03K17/00 > characterised by the way in which the control signal is generated
Filing statistics
CPC H03K 2217/94 belongs to the parent subclass H03K, which recorded 115,470 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 7,771 in 2013 to 10,326 in 2023 (+33%), peaking at 12,309 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class H03 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (7,293 applications), QUALCOMM (7,085 applications) and MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY (5,982 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- H03K 2217/94005 activated by voice or sound
- H03K 2217/9401 Calibration techniques
- H03K 2217/94036 Multiple detection, i.e. where different switching signals are generated after operation of the user is detected at different time instants at different locations during the actuation movement by two or more sensors of the same or different kinds
- H03K 2217/94042 Means for reducing energy consumption
- H03K 2217/94047 Cascode connected switches
- H03K 2217/94052 with evaluation of actuation pattern or sequence, e.g. tapping
- H03K 2217/94057 Rotary switches
- H03K 2217/94084 Transmission of parameters among sensors or between sensor and remote station
- H03K 2217/941 using an optical detector
- H03K 2217/945 Proximity switches
- H03K 2217/96 Touch switches
- H03K 2217/965 Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 7,293
- QUALCOMM US 7,085
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,982
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 4,641
- INTEL CORPORATION US 3,863
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,409
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,874
- SK HYNIX KR 2,644
- SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,545
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,437