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H01H 33/90

this movement being effected by or in conjunction with the contact-operating mechanism

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: this movement being effected by, or in conjunction with, the contact-operating mechanism

CPC: this movement being effected by or in conjunction with the contact-operating mechanism

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means > Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid > the flow of arc-extinguishing fluid being produced or increased by movement of pistons or other pressure-producing parts > this movement being effected by, or in conjunction with, the contact-operating mechanism

CPC:

High-tension or heavy-current switches with arc-extinguishing or arc-preventing means > Switches with separate means for directing, obtaining, or increasing flow of arc-extinguishing fluid > the flow of arc-extinguishing fluid being produced or increased by movement of pistons or other pressure-producing parts > this movement being effected by or in conjunction with the contact-operating mechanism

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 6 additional codes.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 3 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class H01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 43,574
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 42,206
  3. LG CHEM KR 21,383
  4. APPLIED MATERIALS US 20,441
  5. LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,279
  6. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 19,725
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 19,400
  8. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 18,819
  9. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 18,082
  10. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 17,634

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class H01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 37,897
  2. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 36,116
  3. APPLIED MATERIALS US 21,640
  4. LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,770
  5. LG CHEM KR 19,835
  6. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 18,519
  7. ROBERT BOSCH DE 14,595
  8. INTEL CORPORATION US 13,580
  9. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 12,151
  10. SAMSUNG SDI COMPANY KR 12,080