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H01H 83/00

Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current

Introduced: September 1968

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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  • H01H 83/06 operated by current falling below a predetermined value IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H01H 83/08 operated by reversal of DC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H01H 83/10 operated by excess voltage, e.g. for lightning protection IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H01H 83/12 operated by voltage falling below a predetermined value, e.g. for no-volt protection IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H01H 83/16 operated by abnormal ratio of voltage and current, e.g. distance relay IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H01H 83/18 operated by abnormal product of, or abnormal phase angle between, voltage and current, e.g. directional relay IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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