IPC Subgroup
H03K 17/945 Proximity switches
Introduced: January 1980
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and -breaking > characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated > Proximity switches
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- Subclass:
- PULSE TECHNIQUE
Related Keywords
electronic proximity SWITCH(ES)
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H03K 17/95 using a magnetic detector
- H03K 17/955 using a capacitive detector
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