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G10D 3/00

Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars

Introduced: September 1968

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 13 subcodes exist in both systems.

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  • G10D 3/01 Endpins or accessories therefor since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G10D 3/02 Resonating means, horns or diaphragms IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G10D 3/04 Bridges IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G10D 3/046 Mutes; Mute holders since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G10D 3/053 Capos, i.e. capo tastos since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G10D 3/10 Strings IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G10D 3/18 Chin-rests, hand-rests, shoulder rests or guards being removable from, or integral with the instrument IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G10D 3/20 Winding tools separate from the musical instruments, e.g. tuning keys since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G10D 3/22 Material for manufacturing stringed musical instruments; Treatment of the material since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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