IPC Subgroup
G10K 1/06 the resonating device having the shape of a bell, plate, rod, or tube
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Devices in which sound is produced by striking a resonating body, e.g. bells, chimes or gongs > the resonating device having the shape of a bell, plate, rod, or tube
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- Subclass:
- SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G10K 1/062 electrically operated
- G10K 1/068 hydraulically operated; pneumatically operated
- G10K 1/07 mechanically operated; Hand bells; Bells for animals
- G10K 1/08 Details or accessories of general applicability
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