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IPC Subgroup
H01M 8/12

operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO electrolyte

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2016

Full Title

Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof > Fuel cells with solid electrolytes > operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO electrolyte

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Subclass:
PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Filing statistics

IPC H01M 8/12 belongs to the parent subclass H01M, which recorded 862,000 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 44,284 in 2013 to 137,515 in 2023 (+211%). 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

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H01M 8/1231 with both reactants being gaseous or vaporised
  • H01M 8/1233 with one of the reactants being liquid, solid or liquid-charged
  • H01M 8/1286 Fuel cells applied on a support, e.g. miniature fuel cells deposited on silica supports

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