G10B ORGANS, HARMONIUMS OR SIMILAR WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED BLOWING APPARATUS
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- Subclass:
- ORGANS, HARMONIUMS OR SIMILAR WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED BLOWING APPARATUS
Description
G10B covers pipe organs, harmoniums, and comparable wind instruments that incorporate integral blowing or air-supply mechanisms. This classification includes both the musical instrument construction and the associated bellows, wind chests, air pumps, or pneumatic systems essential to their operation. Technologies covered encompass mechanical, electric, or hybrid air-delivery systems that supply and regulate pressure for sound production in these instruments. Related structural innovations in keyboard mechanisms, valve systems, and pipe configuration are included when functionally integrated with the blowing apparatus.
Filing statistics
IPC subclass G10B recorded 686 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 71 in 2013 to 29 in 2023 (-59%), peaking at 123 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class G10 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (5,218 applications), GOOGLE (4,644 applications) and FRAUNHOFER (4,601 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
In class comparison
G10B ranks 8th of 8 subclasses with filings in G10, with 686 applications between 2013 and 2023, 0.2% of the class. Annual filings declined 59% from 2013 to 2023, below the class as a whole (+98%).
| Rank | Subclass | Title | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G10L, Speech Analysis Techniques or Speech Synthesis; Speech Recognition; Speech or Voice Processing Techniques; Speech or Audio Coding or Decoding | Speech Analysis Techniques or Speech Synthesis; Speech Recognition; Speech or Voice Processing Techniques; Speech or Audio Coding or Decoding | 174,065 | 62.2% |
| 2 | G10K, Sound-Producing Devices; Methods or Devices for Protecting Against, or for Damping, Noise or Other Acoustic Waves in General; Acoustics Not Otherwise Provided for | Sound-Producing Devices; Methods or Devices for Protecting Against, or for Damping, Noise or Other Acoustic Waves in General; Acoustics Not Otherwise Provided for | 54,920 | 19.6% |
| 3 | G10H, Electrophonic Musical Instruments; Instruments in Which the Tones Are Generated by Electromechanical Means or Electronic Generators, or in Which the Tones Are Synthesised From a Data Store | Electrophonic Musical Instruments; Instruments in Which the Tones Are Generated by Electromechanical Means or Electronic Generators, or in Which the Tones Are Synthesised From a Data Store | 18,271 | 6.5% |
| 4 | G10D, Stringed Musical Instruments; Wind Musical Instruments; Accordions or Concertinas; Percussion Musical Instruments; Aeolian Harps; Singing-Flame Musical Instruments; Musical Instruments Not Otherwise Provided for | Stringed Musical Instruments; Wind Musical Instruments; Accordions or Concertinas; Percussion Musical Instruments; Aeolian Harps; Singing-Flame Musical Instruments; Musical Instruments Not Otherwise Provided for | 17,500 | 6.3% |
| 5 | G10G, Representation of Music; Recording Music in Notation Form; Accessories for Music or Musical Instruments Not Otherwise Provided For, e.g. Supports | Representation of Music; Recording Music in Notation Form; Accessories for Music or Musical Instruments Not Otherwise Provided For, e.g. Supports | 9,278 | 3.3% |
| 6 | G10C, Pianos, Harpsichords, Spinets or Similar Stringed Musical Instruments With One or More Keyboards | Pianos, Harpsichords, Spinets or Similar Stringed Musical Instruments With One or More Keyboards | 3,810 | 1.4% |
| 7 | G10F, Automatic Musical Instruments | Automatic Musical Instruments | 1,157 | 0.4% |
| 8 | G10B | Organs, Harmoniums or Similar Wind Musical Instruments With Associated Blowing Apparatus | 686 | 0.2% |
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Additional Content
Glossary
Organ organs In this subclass, the term "organ" refers to a musical instrument played from at least one keyboard, and possibly a pedal board, which produces sound by the movement of air in pipes, the air or 'wind' being supplied by blowing apparatus which may comprise a source of wind and a reservoir, for example an electric blower and bellows.
Limiting references
Accordions or concertinas; Keyboards therefor Automatic wind instruments
Related Keywords
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Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,218
- GOOGLE US 4,644
- FRAUNHOFER DE 4,601
- SONY CORPORATION JP 2,380
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 2,179
- YAMAHA CORPORATION 2,120
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 1,974
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,916
- AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES US 1,866
- DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION US 1,843