H04M 1/31 by interrupting current to generate trains of pulses; by periodically opening and closing contacts to generate trains of pulses
Introduced: July 1974
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers > Devices for calling a subscriber > Devices which can set up and transmit only one digit at a time > by interrupting current to generate trains of pulses; by periodically opening and closing contacts to generate trains of pulses
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- Subclass:
- TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
Filing statistics
IPC H04M 1/31 belongs to the parent subclass H04M, which recorded 292,116 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 26,112 in 2013 to 15,773 in 2023 (-40%), peaking at 34,745 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class H04 are QUALCOMM (97,396 applications), HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY (96,502 applications) and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (86,981 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- H04M 1/315 Clutches; Spring assemblies; Speed regulators, e.g. centrifugal brakes
- H04M 1/32 Locking setting devices during transmission to prevent interference by user
- H04M 1/34 Lost-motion or other arrangements for ensuring a pause between successive digit transmissions
- H04M 1/38 Pulses transmitted by a movement variably limited by the setting of a stop
- H04M 1/4 wherein the setting-operation short-circuits or open-circuits the transmitting mechanism during a variable part of a cycle
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- QUALCOMM US 97,396
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 96,502
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 86,981
- TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) SE 55,869
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 55,349
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 53,649
- CANON 33,341
- SONY CORPORATION JP 32,761
- ZTE CORPORATION CN 32,274
- GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 28,327