CPC Main Group
H10F 19/00 Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules
Filing statistics
CPC H10F 19/00 belongs to the parent subclass H10F, which recorded 171,646 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 16,539 in 2013 to 13,492 in 2023 (-18%), peaking at 17,862 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class H10 are SAMSUNG DISPLAY (38,446 applications), TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY (30,922 applications) and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (30,059 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- H10F 19/10 comprising photovoltaic cells in arrays in a single semiconductor substrate, the photovoltaic cells having vertical junctions or V-groove junctions
- H10F 19/20 comprising photovoltaic cells in arrays in or on a single semiconductor substrate, the photovoltaic cells having planar junctions (having multiple thin-film photovoltaic cells deposited on the same substrate H10F19/31)
- H10F 19/30 comprising thin-film photovoltaic cells
- H10F 19/40 comprising photovoltaic cells in a mechanically stacked configuration
- H10F 19/50 Integrated devices comprising at least one photovoltaic cell and other types of semiconductor or solid-state components (H10F19/75 takes precedence)
- H10F 19/70 comprising bypass diodes (bypass diodes in a junction box H02S40/34)
- H10F 19/80 Encapsulations or containers for integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells
- H10F 19/90 Structures for connecting between photovoltaic cells, e.g. interconnections or insulating spacers (between thin-film photovoltaic cells on a single substrate H10F19/35)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 38,446
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 30,922
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 30,059
- BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 20,304
- LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 17,772
- BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 15,621
- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY JP 13,629
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 11,750
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY 11,316
- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 9,697