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H01M 10/00

Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof

Introduced: July 1974

Additional Content IPC

Secondary cells secondary cell accumulators receiving and supplying electrical energy by means of reversible electrochemical reactions

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 11 subcodes exist in both systems.

6 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1974.

Child Classifications

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  • H01M 10/02 Details (of electrodes H01M4/00; of non-active parts H01M50/00) since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H01M 10/54 Reclaiming serviceable parts of waste accumulators since 1974 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