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H03K

PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; modulating sinusoidal oscillations with pulses H03C; transmission of digital information H04L; discriminator circuits detecting phase difference between two signals by counting or integrating cycles of oscillation H03D3/04; automatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses where the type of generator is irrelevant or unspecified H03L; coding, decoding or code conversion, in general H03M)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

H03K covers electronic circuits and devices designed to generate, process, shape, or detect electrical pulses and pulse trains. This subclass encompasses oscillators, pulse generators, timing circuits, monostable and astable multivibrators, counters, and dividers that operate on discrete pulse signals rather than continuous waveforms. Applications include digital logic circuits, switching circuits, timing control systems, and pulse modulation techniques used in telecommunications, radar, and digital electronics. The classification excludes steady-state signal processing and continuous-wave techniques, which fall under other H03 subclasses.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: PULSE TECHNIQUE

CPC: PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; modulating sinusoidal oscillations with pulses H03C; transmission of digital information H04L; discriminator circuits detecting phase difference between two signals by counting or integrating cycles of oscillation H03D3/04; automatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses where the type of generator is irrelevant or unspecified H03L; coding, decoding or code conversion, in general H03M)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

PULSE TECHNIQUE

CPC:

PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; modulating sinusoidal oscillations with pulses H03C; transmission of digital information H04L; discriminator circuits detecting phase difference between two signals by counting or integrating cycles of oscillation H03D3/04; automatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses where the type of generator is irrelevant or unspecified H03L; coding, decoding or code conversion, in general H03M)

Of 17 combined children, 16 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

9 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • H03K 11/00 Transforming types of modulations, e.g. position-modulated pulses into duration-modulated pulses IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03K 12/00 Producing pulses by distorting or combining sinusoidal waveforms (shaping pulses H03K5/01; combining sinewaves using elements operating in a non-switching manner H03B21/00) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03K 27/00 Pulse counters in which pulses are continuously circulated in a closed loop; Analogous frequency dividers (feedback shift register counters H03K23/54) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03K 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass since 2013 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC