IPC Subgroup
G10H 3/1 using capacitive pick-up means
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means > using pick-up means for reading recorded waves, e.g. on rotating discs > using capacitive pick-up means
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- Subclass:
- 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
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