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IPC Main Group
H01H 83/00

Protective switches, e.g. circuit-breaking switches, or protective relays operated by abnormal electrical conditions otherwise than solely by excess current

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Subclass:
ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H01H 83/06 operated by current falling below a predetermined value
  • H01H 83/08 operated by reversal of DC
  • H01H 83/1 operated by excess voltage, e.g. for lightning protection
  • H01H 83/12 operated by voltage falling below a predetermined value, e.g. for no-volt protection
  • H01H 83/14 operated by imbalance of two or more currents or voltages, e.g. for differential protection
  • H01H 83/16 operated by abnormal ratio of voltage and current, e.g. distance relay
  • H01H 83/18 operated by abnormal product of, or abnormal phase angle between, voltage and current, e.g. directional relay

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 43,574
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 42,206
  3. LG CHEM KR 21,383
  4. APPLIED MATERIALS US 20,441
  5. LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,279
  6. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 19,725
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 19,400
  8. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 18,819
  9. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 18,082
  10. TOKYO ELECTRON JP 17,634