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H03L 7/183

a time difference being used for locking the loop, the counter counting between fixed numbers or the frequency divider dividing by a fixed number

Introduced: January 1990

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 > Indirect frequency synthesis, i.e. generating a desired one of a number of predetermined frequencies using a frequency- or phase-locked loop > using a frequency divider or counter in the loop > a time difference being used for locking the loop, the counter counting between fixed numbers or the frequency divider dividing by a fixed number

CPC:

Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation > using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop > Indirect frequency synthesis, i.e. generating a desired one of a number of predetermined frequencies using a frequency- or phase-locked loop > using a frequency divider or counter in the loop (H03L7/20, H03L7/22 take precedence) > a time difference being used for locking the loop, the counter counting between fixed numbers or the frequency divider dividing by a fixed number

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 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 7/185 using a mixer in the loop (H03L7/187 - H03L7/195 take precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03L 7/191 using at least two different signals from the frequency divider or the counter for determining the time difference (H03L7/193, H03L7/195 take precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03L 7/193 the frequency divider/counter comprising a commutable pre-divider, e.g. a two modulus divider since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H03L 7/195 in which the counter of the loop counts between two different non zero numbers, e.g. for generating an offset frequency (H03L7/193 takes precedence) 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