IPC Subgroup
H03J 7/12 Combination of automatic frequency control voltage with stabilised varactor supply voltage
Introduced: January 1980
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Automatic frequency control; Automatic scanning over a band of frequencies > Automatic frequency control > where the frequency control is accomplished by varying the electrical characteristics of a non-mechanically adjustable element or where the nature of the frequency controlling element is not significant > using varactors, i.e. voltage variable reactive diodes > Combination of automatic frequency control voltage with stabilised varactor supply voltage
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- Subclass:
- TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- QUALCOMM US 5,625
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,496
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 5,478
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 3,383
- INTEL CORPORATION US 3,091
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS US 3,070
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,722
- SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS US 2,290
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,177
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,158