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H05B 41/282

with semiconductor devices (, H05B41/288, H05B41/295 take precedence)

Introduced: January 2000

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: with semiconductor devices

CPC: with semiconductor devices (, H05B41/288, H05B41/295 take precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps > Circuit arrangements > in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC > using static converters > with semiconductor devices

CPC:

Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps (structurally associated with the discharge lamps H01J61/54, H01J61/56) > Circuit arrangements > in which the lamp is fed by power derived from DC by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage DC > using static converters > with semiconductor devices (, H05B41/288, H05B41/295 take precedence)

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 2 additional codes.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 2000.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class H05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 7,201
  2. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 6,828
  3. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 3,988
  4. LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,564
  5. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 3,533
  6. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 3,310
  7. FUJI JP 2,870
  8. SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY KR 2,675
  9. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 2,665
  10. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 2,634

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class H05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 9,981
  2. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 5,041
  3. LG ELECTRONICS KR 4,742
  4. PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS CH 4,411
  5. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 3,915
  6. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 3,471
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY KR 3,210
  8. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 3,191
  9. FUJI JP 2,987
  10. SIGNIFY HOLDING NL 2,907