IPC Subgroup
H04R 17/04 Gramophone pick-ups using a stylus; Recorders using a stylus
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Piezoelectric transducers; Electrostrictive transducers > Gramophone pick-ups using a stylus; Recorders using a stylus
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- Subclass:
- LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H04R 17/06 comprising two or more styli or transducers
- H04R 17/08 signals being recorded or played-back by vibration of a stylus in two orthogonal directions simultaneously
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