IPC Main Group
H05K 5/00 Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2025
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
Additional Content
Electronic boxes of vehicles, e.g. electric distribution centers LCD display panels Projectors Desktop and laptop computer housings Casings and housings of instruments Plasma display panels Receptacles for batteries Constructional details, e.g. cabinets, of receivers Mobile phone housings Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers
Related Keywords
CABINET(S) for electric components or apparatusCASING(S) for electric components or apparatusCONTAINER(S) for electric components or apparatus in generalDRAWERS for electric components or apparatus in general
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Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H05, 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