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H02H 7/00

Emergency protective circuit arrangements specially adapted for specific types of electric machines or apparatus or for sectionalised protection of cable or line systems, and effecting automatic switching in the event of an undesired change from normal working conditions

Introduced: September 1968

Of 15 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • H02H 7/001 CPC only CPC only
  • H02H 7/003 CPC only CPC only
  • H02H 7/005 CPC only CPC only
  • H02H 7/006 CPC only CPC only
  • H02H 7/008 CPC only CPC only
  • H02H 7/16 for capacitors (for synchronous capacitors H02H7/06) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H02H 7/18 for batteries; for accumulators IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H02H 7/24 for spark-gap arresters IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class H02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 54,496
  2. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 10,495
  3. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 9,464
  4. GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 9,339
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 8,226
  6. SIEMENS DE 8,218
  7. DENSO CORPORATION 7,063
  8. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 6,619
  9. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,826
  10. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 5,094

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class H02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 24,515
  2. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 11,346
  3. SIEMENS DE 9,026
  4. ROBERT BOSCH DE 9,005
  5. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 6,729
  6. GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 5,740
  7. DENSO CORPORATION JP 5,077
  8. LG ELECTRONICS KR 5,041
  9. LG INNOTEK COMPANY KR 4,442
  10. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4,349