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DIFF Subgroup
G06F 1/04

Generating or distributing clock signals or signals derived directly therefrom

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Details not covered by groups and > Generating or distributing clock signals or signals derived directly therefrom

CPC:

Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00 (architectures of general purpose stored program computers G06F15/76) > Generating or distributing clock signals or signals derived directly therefrom

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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  • G06F 1/06 Clock generators producing several clock signals since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G06F 1/08 Clock generators with changeable or programmable clock frequency since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G06F 1/12 Synchronisation of different clock signals since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G06F 1/14 Time supervision arrangements, e.g. real time clock since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
  2. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
  3. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
  4. GOOGLE US 32,969
  5. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
  6. INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
  7. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
  8. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
  9. APPLE US 21,891
  10. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 76,952
  2. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,841
  3. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 44,778
  4. GOOGLE US 35,735
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 32,087
  6. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 30,572
  7. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 25,023
  8. APPLE US 23,482
  9. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 22,548
  10. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,917