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H05B 45/3725

Switched mode power supply [SMPS]

Introduced: January 2020

Full Title

Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED] > Driver circuits > Converter circuits > Switched mode power supply [SMPS]

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H05B 45/375 using buck topology
  • H05B 45/38 using boost topology
  • H05B 45/382 with galvanic isolation between input and output
  • H05B 45/385 using flyback topology
  • H05B 45/39 Circuits containing inverter bridges
  • H05B 45/392 wherein the LEDs are placed as freewheeling diodes at the secondary side of an isolation transformer

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 7,201
  2. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 6,828
  3. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 3,988
  4. LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,564
  5. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 3,533
  6. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 3,310
  7. FUJI JP 2,870
  8. SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS COMPANY KR 2,675
  9. GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 2,665
  10. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 2,634