Securing in a demountable manner

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups or > Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members > Securing in a demountable manner

Classification Context

Section:: ELECTRICITY
Class:: ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
Subclass:: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

Filing statistics

IPC H01R 13/42 belongs to the parent subclass H01R, which recorded 480,976 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 29,386 in 2013 to 56,173 in 2023 (+91%). 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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H01R 13/422 in resilient one-piece base or case; One-piece base or case formed with resilient locking means
H01R 13/424 in base or case composed of a plurality of insulating parts having at least one resilient insulating part
H01R 13/426 by separate resilient retaining piece supported by base or case, e.g. collar
H01R 13/428 by resilient locking means on the contact members; by locking means on resilient contact members
H01R 13/436 Securing a plurality of contact members by one locking piece

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