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H10K 50/00

Organic light-emitting devices

Introduced: January 2023

Classification Context

Section:
ELECTRICITY
Class:
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES

Filing statistics

IPC H10K 50/00 belongs to the parent subclass H10K, which recorded 167,810 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 7,580 in 2013 to 28,969 in 2023 (+282%). The most active applicants in class H10 are SAMSUNG DISPLAY (21,044 applications), SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (14,774 applications) and LG DISPLAY COMPANY (9,454 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Additional Content

Limiting references

Organic integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices , Organic semiconductor lasers

Application references

Lighting devices for vehicle interior Light sources using semiconductor devices as light-generating elements,e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] or lasers Lighting devices intended for fixed installation Illumination devices for LCDs Indicating arrangements making use of semiconductor devices Illuminated signs

Related Keywords

semiconductor devices

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • H10K 50/3 Organic light-emitting transistors

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 21,044
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 14,774
  3. LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 9,454
  4. TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 8,301
  5. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY JP 7,642
  6. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 6,845
  7. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 6,806
  8. SAMSUNG DISPLAY 6,577
  9. LG CHEM KR 5,461
  10. SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 5,115