H03K 2217/96 Touch switches
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 > Touch switches
Filing statistics
CPC H03K 2217/96 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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- H03K 2217/96003 using acoustic waves, e.g. ultrasound
- H03K 2217/96015 Constructional details for touch switches
- H03K 2217/96031 Combination of touch switch and LC display
- H03K 2217/96035 by temperature detection, i.e. body heat
- H03K 2217/96038 Inductive touch switches
- H03K 2217/96042 with illumination
- H03K 2217/9605 Detection of leakage or discharge current across the touching body to ground
- H03K 2217/96054 Double function: touch detection combined with detection of a movable element
- H03K 2217/96058 Fail-safe touch switches, where switching takes place only after repeated touch
- H03K 2217/96062 with tactile or haptic feedback
- H03K 2217/96066 Thumbwheel, potentiometer, scrollbar or slider simulation by touch switch
- H03K 2217/9607 Capacitive touch switches
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