DIFF Main Group
B81B 7/00 Microstructural systems;
Introduced: January 2000
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Microstructural systems
CPC: Microstructural systems;
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Microstructural systems
CPC:
Microstructural systems;
CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 6 additional codes.
6 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 2000.
Child Classifications
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- B81B 7/02 containing distinct electrical or optical devices of particular relevance for their function, e.g. microelectro-mechanical systems [MEMS] (B81B7/04 takes precedence) since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B81B 7/04 Networks or arrays of similar microstructural devices since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B81,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,338
- INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES DE 702
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 691
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 508
- CEA (COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE) FR 507
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 484
- HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 439
- INVENSENSE US 378
- STMICROELECTRONICS IT 365
- FRAUNHOFER DE 337
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B81,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 1,976
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 788
- INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES DE 759
- CEA (COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE) FR 555
- STMICROELECTRONICS IT 526
- INVENSENSE US 430
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 418
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 338
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 338
- FRAUNHOFER DE 297