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H03L 7/085

concerning mainly the frequency- or phase-detection arrangement including the filtering or amplification of its output signal (H03L7/10 takes precedence; circuits for comparing the phase or frequency of two mutually-independent oscillations H03D13/00)

Introduced: January 1990

Title

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IPC: concerning mainly the frequency- or phase-detection arrangement including the filtering or amplification of its output signal

CPC: concerning mainly the frequency- or phase-detection arrangement including the filtering or amplification of its output signal (H03L7/10 takes precedence; circuits for comparing the phase or frequency of two mutually-independent oscillations H03D13/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation > using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop > Details of the phase-locked loop > concerning mainly the frequency- or phase-detection arrangement including the filtering or amplification of its output signal

CPC:

Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation > using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop > Details of the phase-locked loop > concerning mainly the frequency- or phase-detection arrangement including the filtering or amplification of its output signal (H03L7/10 takes precedence; circuits for comparing the phase or frequency of two mutually-independent oscillations H03D13/00)

Additional Content IPC

Circuits for comparing the phase or frequency of two mutually-independent oscillations Details of the phase-locked loop for assuring initial synchronisation or for broadening the capture range

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 6 subcodes exist in both systems.

4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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  • H03L 7/087 using at least two phase detectors or a frequency and phase detector in the loop since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03L 7/091 the phase or frequency detector using a sampling device (H03L7/087 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03L 7/093 using special filtering or amplification characteristics in the loop (H03L7/087 - H03L7/091 take precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03L 7/095 using a lock detector (H03L7/087 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03L 7/097 using a comparator for comparing the voltages obtained from two frequency to voltage converters since 1990 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