H10N 10/00 Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
Introduced: January 2023
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Filing statistics
IPC H10N 10/00 belongs to the parent subclass H10N, which recorded 116,360 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 10,672 in 2013 to 7,450 in 2023 (-30%), peaking at 12,095 applications in 2017. 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
Glossary
thermocouple thermocouples temperature measuring device consisting of two conductors of different materials joined at the end thermopile thermopiles A thermopile is an electronic device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy. It is composed of several thermocouples connected usually in series or less commonly in parallel.
Limiting references
Integrated devices or assemblies comprising thermoelectric or thermomagnetic elements
Related Keywords
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H10N 10/01 Manufacture or treatment
- H10N 10/1 operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects
- H10N 10/8 Constructional details
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 21,044
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 14,774
- LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 9,454
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 8,301
- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY JP 7,642
- BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 6,845
- BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 6,806
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY 6,577
- LG CHEM KR 5,461
- SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY COMPANY 5,115