CPC Subgroup Additional Only
H05K 2203/15 Position of the PCB during processing
Full Title
Indexing scheme relating to apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits covered by H05K3/00 > Position of the PCB during processing
Filing statistics
CPC H05K 2203/15 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
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H05K 2203/1509 Horizontally held PCB
- H05K 2203/1518 Vertically held PCB
- H05K 2203/1527 Obliquely held PCB
- H05K 2203/1536 Temporarily stacked PCBs
- H05K 2203/1545 Continuous processing, i.e. involving rolls moving a band-like or solid carrier along a continuous production path
- H05K 2203/1554 Rotating or turning the PCB in a continuous manner
- H05K 2203/1563 Reversing the PCB
- H05K 2203/1572 Processing both sides of a PCB by the same process; Providing a similar arrangement of components on both sides; Making interlayer connections from two sides
- H05K 2203/1581 Treating the backside of the PCB, e.g. for heating during soldering or providing a liquid coating on the backside
- H05K 2203/159 Using gravitational force; Processing against the gravity direction; Using centrifugal force
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 9,981
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 5,041
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 4,742
- PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS CH 4,411
- PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 3,915
- PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 3,471
- SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY KR 3,210
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 3,191
- FUJI JP 2,987
- SIGNIFY HOLDING NL 2,907