DIFF Main Group
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.
Child Classifications
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- G10D 3/12 Anchoring devices for strings, e.g. tail pieces or hitchpins IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G10D 3/14 Tuning devices, e.g. pegs, pins, friction discs or worm gears 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
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,218
- GOOGLE US 4,644
- FRAUNHOFER DE 4,601
- SONY CORPORATION JP 2,380
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 2,179
- YAMAHA CORPORATION 2,120
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 1,974
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,916
- AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES US 1,866
- DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION US 1,843
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class G10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 6,277
- GOOGLE US 5,429
- FRAUNHOFER DE 4,984
- SONY CORPORATION JP 2,808
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 2,577
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 2,382
- DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION US 2,123
- QUALCOMM US 2,117
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,049
- AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES US 1,924