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G10B

ORGANS, HARMONIUMS OR SIMILAR WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED BLOWING APPARATUS (accordions, concertinas or the like or keyboards therefor G10D11/00; automatic wind instruments G10F1/12)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

G10B covers pipe organs, harmoniums, and comparable wind instruments that incorporate integral blowing or air-supply mechanisms. This classification includes both the musical instrument construction and the associated bellows, wind chests, air pumps, or pneumatic systems essential to their operation. Technologies covered encompass mechanical, electric, or hybrid air-delivery systems that supply and regulate pressure for sound production in these instruments. Related structural innovations in keyboard mechanisms, valve systems, and pipe configuration are included when functionally integrated with the blowing apparatus.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: ORGANS, HARMONIUMS OR SIMILAR WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED BLOWING APPARATUS

CPC: ORGANS, HARMONIUMS OR SIMILAR WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED BLOWING APPARATUS (accordions, concertinas or the like or keyboards therefor G10D11/00; automatic wind instruments G10F1/12)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

ORGANS, HARMONIUMS OR SIMILAR WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED BLOWING APPARATUS

CPC:

ORGANS, HARMONIUMS OR SIMILAR WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED BLOWING APPARATUS (accordions, concertinas or the like or keyboards therefor G10D11/00; automatic wind instruments G10F1/12)

Additional Content IPC

Glossary

Organ organs In this subclass, the term "organ" refers to a musical instrument played from at least one keyboard, and possibly a pedal board, which produces sound by the movement of air in pipes, the air or 'wind' being supplied by blowing apparatus which may comprise a source of wind and a reservoir, for example an electric blower and bellows.

Limiting references

Accordions or concertinas; Keyboards therefor Automatic wind instruments

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,218
  2. GOOGLE US 4,644
  3. FRAUNHOFER DE 4,601
  4. SONY CORPORATION JP 2,380
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 2,179
  6. YAMAHA CORPORATION 2,120
  7. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 1,974
  8. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,916
  9. AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES US 1,866
  10. DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION US 1,843

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 6,277
  2. GOOGLE US 5,429
  3. FRAUNHOFER DE 4,984
  4. SONY CORPORATION JP 2,808
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 2,577
  6. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 2,382
  7. DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION US 2,123
  8. QUALCOMM US 2,117
  9. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,049
  10. AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES US 1,924