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H05K 2201/09654

covering at least two types of conductors provided for in H05K2201/09218 - H05K2201/095

Full Title

Indexing scheme relating to printed circuits covered by H05K1/00 > Shape and layout > Shape and layout details of conductors > covering at least two types of conductors provided for in H05K2201/09218 - H05K2201/095

Filing statistics

CPC H05K 2201/09654 belongs to the parent subclass H05K, which recorded 393,752 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 26,893 in 2013 to 40,478 in 2023 (+51%), peaking at 44,441 applications in 2021. The most active applicants in class H05 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (9,981 applications), SAMSUNG DISPLAY (5,041 applications) and LG ELECTRONICS (4,742 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

17 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H05K 2201/09663 Divided layout, i.e. conductors divided in two or more parts
  • H05K 2201/09672 Superposed layout, i.e. in different planes
  • H05K 2201/09681 Mesh conductors, e.g. as a ground plane
  • H05K 2201/0969 Apertured conductors
  • H05K 2201/097 Alternating conductors, e.g. alternating different shaped pads, twisted pairs; Alternating components
  • H05K 2201/09709 Staggered pads, lands or terminals; Parallel conductors in different planes
  • H05K 2201/09718 Clearance holes
  • H05K 2201/09727 Varying width along a single conductor; Conductors or pads having different widths
  • H05K 2201/09736 Varying thickness of a single conductor; Conductors in the same plane having different thicknesses
  • H05K 2201/09745 Recess in conductor, e.g. in pad or in metallic substrate
  • H05K 2201/09754 Connector integrally incorporated in the printed circuit board [PCB] or in housing
  • H05K 2201/09763 Printed component having superposed conductors, but integrated in one circuit layer
  • H05K 2201/09772 Conductors directly under a component but not electrically connected to the component
  • H05K 2201/09781 Dummy conductors, i.e. not used for normal transport of current; Dummy electrodes of components
  • H05K 2201/0979 Redundant conductors or connections, i.e. more than one current path between two points
  • H05K 2201/098 Special shape of the cross-section of conductors, e.g. very thick plated conductors
  • H05K 2201/09809 Coaxial layout

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 9,981
  2. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 5,041
  3. LG ELECTRONICS KR 4,742
  4. PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS CH 4,411
  5. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 3,915
  6. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 3,471
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY KR 3,210
  8. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 3,191
  9. FUJI JP 2,987
  10. SIGNIFY HOLDING NL 2,907