Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus

Introduced: September 1968

Additional Content IPC

Electronic boxes of vehicles, e.g. electric distribution centers LCD display panels Projectors Desktop and laptop computer housings Casings and housings of instruments Plasma display panels Receptacles for batteries Constructional details, e.g. cabinets, of receivers Mobile phone housings Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers

Of 9 combined children, 5 exist in both systems.

4 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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H05K 5/0017 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
H05K 5/0026 +10 CPC CPC only CPC only
H05K 5/0086 CPC only CPC only
H05K 5/0091 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
H05K 5/02 Details +9 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H05K 5/04 Metal casings IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H05K 5/06 Hermetically-sealed casings +9 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H05K 5/10 comprising several parts forming a closed casing since 2025 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
H05K 5/30 Side-by-side or stacked arrangements since 2025 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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

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