H01M 10/42 Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells (H01M10/60 takes precedence)
Introduced: July 1974
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
CPC: Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells (H01M10/60 takes precedence)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof > Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells
Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof > Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells (H01M10/60 takes precedence)
CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 9 additional codes.
9 codes are CPC-only extensions.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1974.
Child Classifications
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- H01M 10/44 Methods for charging or discharging (circuits for charging H02J7/00) since 1974 +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus (circuits for charging H02J7/00) since 1974 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte (constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569) since 1974 +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H01M 10/52 Removing gases inside the secondary cell, e.g. by absorption (vent plugs or other mechanical arrangements for facilitating escape of gases H01M50/30) since 1974 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class H01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 43,574
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 42,206
- LG CHEM KR 21,383
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 20,441
- LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,279
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 19,725
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 19,400
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 18,819
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 18,082
- TOKYO ELECTRON JP 17,634
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class H01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 37,897
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 36,116
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 21,640
- LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,770
- LG CHEM KR 19,835
- TOKYO ELECTRON JP 18,519
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 14,595
- INTEL CORPORATION US 13,580
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 12,151
- SAMSUNG SDI COMPANY KR 12,080