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H01K

ELECTRIC INCANDESCENT LAMPS (details, apparatus or processes for manufacture applicable to both discharge devices and incandescent lamps H01J; light sources using a combination of incandescent and other types of light generation H01J61/96, H05B35/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

H01K covers the design, construction, and technical aspects of electric incandescent lamps, including filament materials, lamp envelopes, base designs, and internal structures. This classification encompasses traditional tungsten filament bulbs, halogen incandescent lamps, and various lamp configurations for general lighting and specialized applications. Related thermal radiation generation methods and specific lamp control systems are generally found in adjacent classes, while discharge lamps and solid-state lighting devices are classified separately.

Title

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IPC: ELECTRIC INCANDESCENT LAMPS

CPC: ELECTRIC INCANDESCENT LAMPS (details, apparatus or processes for manufacture applicable to both discharge devices and incandescent lamps H01J; light sources using a combination of incandescent and other types of light generation H01J61/96, H05B35/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

ELECTRIC INCANDESCENT LAMPS

CPC:

ELECTRIC INCANDESCENT LAMPS (details, apparatus or processes for manufacture applicable to both discharge devices and incandescent lamps H01J; light sources using a combination of incandescent and other types of light generation H01J61/96, H05B35/00)

Additional Content IPC

Glossary

Lamp lamps "Lamp" includes tubes emitting ultra-violet or infra-red light.

Limiting references

Details or apparatus or processes for manufacture applicable to both discharge devices and incandescent lamps Lamps with light-emitting discharge path and separately-heated incandescent body within a common envelope, e.g. for simulating daylight Lamps with spaced electrodes heated to incandescence by light-emitting discharge, e.g. tungsten arc lamps Electric light sources using a combination of incandescent and other types of light generation

Application references

Functional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for Incandescent filaments used to form characters in indicating arrangements

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 7 subcodes exist in both systems.

5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • H01K 11/00 Lamps having an incandescent body which is not conductively heated, e.g. heated inductively, heated by electronic discharge (H01K13/00 takes precedence) 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