IPC Subgroup
H01C 10/5 structurally combined with switching arrangement
Introduced: July 1974
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Adjustable resistors > structurally combined with switching arrangement
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- Subclass:
- RESISTORS
Filing statistics
IPC H01C 10/5 belongs to the parent subclass H01C, which recorded 23,697 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,605 in 2013 to 2,259 in 2023 (+41%), peaking at 2,514 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class H01 are TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY (43,574 applications), SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (42,206 applications) and LG CHEM (21,383 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
resistors structurally combined with electronic SWITCH(ES)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 43,574
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 42,206
- LG CHEM KR 21,383
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 20,441
- LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,279
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 19,725
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 19,400
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 18,819
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 18,082
- TOKYO ELECTRON JP 17,634