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G10D 3/00

Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments, e.g. slide-bars

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2020

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
Subclass:
STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

13 direct subcodes

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  • G10D 3/01 Endpins or accessories therefor
  • G10D 3/02 Resonating means, horns or diaphragms
  • G10D 3/04 Bridges
  • G10D 3/046 Mutes; Mute holders
  • G10D 3/053 Capos, i.e. capo tastos
  • G10D 3/1 Strings
  • G10D 3/18 Chin-rests, hand-rests, shoulder rests or guards being removable from, or integral with the instrument
  • G10D 3/2 Winding tools separate from the musical instruments, e.g. tuning keys
  • G10D 3/22 Material for manufacturing stringed musical instruments; Treatment of the material

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,218
  2. GOOGLE US 4,644
  3. FRAUNHOFER DE 4,601
  4. SONY CORPORATION JP 2,380
  5. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 2,179
  6. YAMAHA CORPORATION 2,120
  7. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 1,974
  8. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,916
  9. AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES US 1,866
  10. DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION US 1,843