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G10K 9/00

Devices in which sound is produced by vibrating a diaphragm or analogous element, e.g. fog horns, vehicle hooters or buzzers (loudspeakers or like acoustic electromechanical transducers H04R)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Devices in which sound is produced by vibrating a diaphragm or analogous element, e.g. fog horns, vehicle hooters or buzzers

CPC: Devices in which sound is produced by vibrating a diaphragm or analogous element, e.g. fog horns, vehicle hooters or buzzers (loudspeakers or like acoustic electromechanical transducers H04R)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Devices in which sound is produced by vibrating a diaphragm or analogous element, e.g. fog horns, vehicle hooters or buzzers

CPC:

Devices in which sound is produced by vibrating a diaphragm or analogous element, e.g. fog horns, vehicle hooters or buzzers (loudspeakers or like acoustic electromechanical transducers H04R)

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

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • G10K 9/08 driven by water or other liquids IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G10K 9/10 driven by mechanical means only 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