H05 ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Description
H05 covers electric techniques and equipment that do not fit within the more specialized electrical and electronics classes (H01-H04). This catch-all classification includes electrostatic phenomena, electric heating and cooking devices, X-ray generation equipment, nuclear reactor control systems, and other specialized electrical applications. The class serves as a residual category for electrical inventions that lack sufficient technical coherence or volume to warrant a dedicated class, ensuring comprehensive coverage of the IPC electrical spectrum.
Filing statistics
IPC H05 recorded 1,105,033 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023, summed across its 6 subclasses. Annual filings grew from 67,642 in 2013 to 130,810 in 2023 (+93%), peaking at 134,903 applications in 2021. The most active applicants in class H05 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (7,201 applications), PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (6,828 applications) and SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY (3,988 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H05B ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05C ELECTRIC CIRCUITS OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR USE IN EQUIPMENT FOR KILLING, STUNNING, ENCLOSING OR GUIDING LIVING BEINGS
- H05F STATIC ELECTRICITY; NATURALLY-OCCURRING ELECTRICITY
- H05G X-RAY TECHNIQUE
- H05H PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
- H05K PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 7,201
- PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 6,828
- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 3,988
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,564
- PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 3,533
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 3,310
- FUJI JP 2,870
- SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY KR 2,675
- GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 2,665
- MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 2,634