H04B 14/02 characterised by the use of pulse modulation (in radio transmission relays H04B7/17)
Full Title
Transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission (details thereof H04B1/00) > characterised by the use of pulse modulation (in radio transmission relays H04B7/17)
Filing statistics
CPC H04B 14/02 belongs to the parent subclass H04B, which recorded 474,755 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 34,313 in 2013 to 39,995 in 2023 (+17%), peaking at 50,387 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class H04 are HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY (101,476 applications), QUALCOMM (101,139 applications) and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (96,655 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- H04B 14/04 using pulse code modulation
- H04B 14/06 using differential modulation, e.g. delta modulation
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 101,476
- QUALCOMM US 101,139
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 96,655
- TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 57,744
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 55,253
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 54,181
- SONY CORPORATION JP 35,309
- ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,950
- INTEL CORPORATION US 27,533
- GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION CN 27,498