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IPC Subclass
H03J

TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
Subclass:
TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS

Description

H03J covers devices and methods for adjusting the resonant frequency of LC circuits and selecting among multiple resonant circuits. This includes mechanical tuning mechanisms (variable capacitors, inductors), electronic tuning approaches (varactor diodes, voltage-controlled oscillators), and circuit selection switching. The class encompasses applications in radio receivers, transmitters, and frequency-selective filters where precise frequency control or channel selection is required. Related but separate classes handle specific oscillator designs (H03B) and general frequency control or synchronization circuits (H03L).

Related Keywords

selecting CHANNELS for telecommunicationPUSH-BUTTON(S) tuner arrangements for electronic circuitstuning resonant circuitsselecting of frequency channels for TELECOMMUNICATIONtuning for TELECOMMUNICATIONTUNING of resonant circuitsTURRET(S) tuning arrangementsselecting WAVE -bands for telecommunication

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. QUALCOMM US 5,625
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,496
  3. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,478
  4. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 3,383
  5. INTEL CORPORATION US 3,091
  6. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,070
  7. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,722
  8. SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,290
  9. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,177
  10. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,158