IPC 7 English version B81B !A-B81B 7/04

B81-B81B00704

SECTION B – PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B 81

MICRO-STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY [7]

B 81 B

MICRO-STRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS, e.g. MICRO-MECHANICAL DEVICES (piezo-electric, electrostrictive or magnetostrictive elements per se H01L 41/00) [7]

Notes

(1)

This subclass does not cover: [7]

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purely electrical or electronic devices per se which are covered by section H, e.g. subclass H01L; [7]

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purely optical devices per se which are covered by subclasses G02B or G02F; [7]

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essentially two-dimensional structures, e.g. layered products which are covered by subclass B32B; [7]

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chemical or biological structures per se which are covered by section C; [7]

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structures in atomic scale produced by manipulation of single atoms or molecules, which are covered by group B82B 1/00. [7]

(2)

Devices or systems classified in this subclass are also classified in appropriate subclasses providing for their structural or functional features, if such features are of interest. [7]

(3)

Attention is drawn to the following places: [7]

A61K 9/50

Microcapsules for medicinal preparations [7]

B25J 7/00

Micromanipulators [7]

G02B 21/32

Micromanipulators combined with microscopes [7]

G11B 5/127

Magnetic heads [7]

H01P 3/08

Waveguide microstrips [7]

Devices without movable or flexible elements, e.g. micro-capillary devices [7]

Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements, e.g. comprising elastic tongues or membranes (B81B 5/00 takes precedence) [7]

Devices comprising elements which are movable in relation to each other, e.g. comprising slidable or rotatable elements [7]

Micro-structural systems [7]

containing distinct electrical or optical devices of particular relevance for their function, e.g. micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) (B81B 7/04 takes precedence) [7]

Networks or arrays of similar micro-structural devices [7]