DIFF Main Group
G10K 11/00 Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
Introduced: September 1968
Of 7 combined children, 5 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- G10K 11/02 Mechanical acoustic impedances; Impedance matching, e.g. by horns; Acoustic resonators +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G10K 11/08 Non-electric sound-amplifying devices, e.g. non-electric megaphones (amplifying by horns G10K11/02; amplifying by focusing G10K11/26) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G10K 11/16 Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general (G10K11/36 takes precedence) since 1980 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G10K 11/18 Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound (G10K11/02, G10K11/36 take precedence) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G10K 11/36 Devices for manipulating acoustic surface waves (electro-acoustic amplifiers H03F13/00; networks comprising electro-acoustic elements H03H9/00) since 1980 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