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H10N 10/81

Structural details of the junction

Introduced: January 2023

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects > Constructional details > Structural details of the junction

CPC:

Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects (integrated devices or assemblies of multiple devices H10N19/00) > Constructional details > Structural details of the junction

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 2023.

Child Classifications

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  • H10N 10/813 the junction being separable, e.g. using a spring since 2023 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • H10N 10/817 the junction being non-separable, e.g. being cemented, sintered or soldered since 2023 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class H10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 21,044
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 14,774
  3. LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 9,454
  4. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 8,301
  5. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY JP 7,642
  6. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 6,845
  7. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 6,806
  8. SAMSUNG DISPLAY 6,577
  9. LG CHEM KR 5,461
  10. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 5,115

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class H10,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 38,446
  2. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 30,922
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 30,059
  4. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 20,304
  5. LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 17,772
  6. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 15,621
  7. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY JP 13,629
  8. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 11,750
  9. SAMSUNG DISPLAY 11,316
  10. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 9,697