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H03K 4/12

in which a sawtooth voltage is produced across a capacitor

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Generating pulses having essentially a finite slope or stepped portions > having triangular shape > having sawtooth shape > using as active elements vacuum tubes only > in which a sawtooth voltage is produced across a capacitor

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.

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  • H03K 4/14 using two tubes so coupled that the input of each one is derived from the output of the other, e.g. multivibrator IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03K 4/16 using a single tube with positive feedback through transformer, e.g. blocking oscillator IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03K 4/18 using a single tube exhibiting negative resistance between two of its electrodes, e.g. transitron, dynatron IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03K 4/24 Boot-strap generators IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class H03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. QUALCOMM US 5,625
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,496
  3. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,478
  4. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 3,383
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 3,091
  6. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,070
  7. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,722
  8. SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,290
  9. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,177
  10. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,158

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class H03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 7,293
  2. QUALCOMM US 7,085
  3. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,982
  4. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 4,641
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 3,863
  6. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,409
  7. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,874
  8. SK HYNIX KR 2,644
  9. SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,545
  10. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,437