IPC Class
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.
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