| IPC 7 English version |
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H01B 11/00 - H01B 19/04  |
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| SECTION H – ELECTRICITY |
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| H 01 | BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS |
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| H 01 B | CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING, OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES (selection for magnetic properties H01F 1/00; waveguides H01P; installation of cables or lines, or of combined optical and electric, cables or lines H02G) |
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| Notes |
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| (1) | Group H01B 12/00 takes precedence over groups H01B 5/00 to H01B 11/00. |
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| (2) | Cables including at least one electrical conductor together with optical fibres are classified in group H01B 11/22. [4] |
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| Subclass Index |
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| CONDUCTORS OR CABLES |
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| Characterised by the material |
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| Characterised by the construction |
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| Special types for: communication; power; superconductive cables |
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| Manufacture; salvaging |
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| INSULATORS OR INSULATING BODIES |
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| Characterised by the material |
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| Characterised by the construction |
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| Manufacture |
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1/ | 00 | Conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials; Selection of materials as conductors (superconductive or hyperconductive conductors, cables, or transmission lines characterised by the materials H01B 12/00; resistors H01C; details of devices using superconductivity or hyperconductivity, characterised by the material H01L 39/12) [4] |
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| Groups H01B 1/14 to H01B 1/24 take precedence over groups H01B 1/02 to H01B 1/12. [3] |
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1/ | 02 | . | mainly consisting of metals or alloys |
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1/ | 04 | . | mainly consisting of carbon-silicon compounds, carbon, or silicon |
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1/ | 06 | . | mainly consisting of other non-metallic substances |
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1/ | 08 | . | . | oxides |
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1/ | 10 | . | . | sulfides |
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1/ | 12 | . | . | organic substances [3] |
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1/ | 14 | . | Conductive material dispersed in non-conductive inorganic material [3] |
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1/ | 16 | . | . | the conductive material comprising metals or alloys [3] |
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1/ | 18 | . | . | the conductive material comprising carbon-silicon compounds, carbon, or silicon [3] |
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1/ | 20 | . | Conductive material dispersed in non-conductive organic material [3] |
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1/ | 22 | . | . | the conductive material comprising metals or alloys [3] |
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1/ | 24 | . | . | the conductive material comprising carbon-silicon compounds, carbon, or silicon [3] |
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3/ | 00 | Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties (selection of piezo-electric or electrostrictive materials H01L 41/00) |
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3/ | 02 | . | mainly consisting of inorganic substances |
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3/ | 04 | . | . | mica |
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3/ | 06 | . | . | asbestos |
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3/ | 08 | . | . | quartz; glass; glass wool; slag wool; vitreous enamels |
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3/ | 10 | . | . | metallic oxides (ceramics H01B 3/12) |
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3/ | 12 | . | . | ceramics |
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3/ | 14 | . | . | cements |
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3/ | 16 | . | . | gases |
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3/ | 18 | . | mainly consisting of organic substances |
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3/ | 20 | . | . | liquids, e.g. oils (silicone oils H01B 3/46) |
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3/ | 22 | . | . | . | hydrocarbons |
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3/ | 24 | . | . | . | containing halogen in the molecules, e.g. halogenated oils |
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3/ | 26 | . | . | asphalts; bitumens; pitches |
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3/ | 28 | . | . | natural or synthetic rubbers |
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3/ | 30 | . | . | resins; waxes |
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3/ | 32 | . | . | . | natural resins |
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3/ | 34 | . | . | . | waxes (silicone waxes H01B 3/46) |
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3/ | 36 | . | . | . | condensation products of phenols with aldehydes or ketones |
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3/ | 38 | . | . | . | condensation products of aldehydes with amines or amides |
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3/ | 40 | . | . | . | epoxy resins |
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3/ | 42 | . | . | . | polyesters; polyethers; polyacetals |
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3/ | 44 | . | . | . | vinyl resins; acrylic resins (silicones H01B 3/46) |
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3/ | 46 | . | . | . | silicones |
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3/ | 48 | . | . | fibrous materials |
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3/ | 50 | . | . | . | fabric |
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3/ | 52 | . | . | . | wood; paper; pressboard (insulating paper per se D21H 27/12) |
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3/ | 54 | . | . | . | hard paper; hard fabrics |
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3/ | 56 | . | . | gases |
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5/ | 00 | Non-insulated conductors or conductive bodies characterised by their form |
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5/ | 02 | . | Single bars, rods, wires or strips; Bus-bars (aspects of connection with their counterparts H01R 25/00; bus-bar layouts H02B 1/20; installations of bus-bars H02G 5/00) [1,7] |
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5/ | 04 | . | . | wound or coiled |
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5/ | 06 | . | Single tubes |
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5/ | 08 | . | Several wires or the like stranded in the form of a rope |
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5/ | 10 | . | . | stranded around a space, insulating material, or dissimilar conducting material |
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5/ | 12 | . | Braided wires or the like |
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5/ | 14 | . | comprising conductive layers or films on insulating-supports (insulating-layers or insulating-films on metal bodies H01B 17/62) |
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5/ | 16 | . | comprising conductive material in insulating or poorly conductive material, e.g. conductive rubber (H01B 1/14, H01B 1/20 take precedence; insulating bodies with conductive admixtures H01B 17/64; conductive paints C09D 5/24) [3] |
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7/ | 00 | Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form |
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7/ | 02 | . | Disposition of insulation (materials H01B 3/00; insulators H01B 17/00) |
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7/ | 04 | . | Flexible cables, conductors, or cords, e.g. trailing cables |
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7/ | 06 | . | Extensible conductors or cables, e.g. self-coiling cords (arrangements for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of conductors or cables B65H 75/34) |
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7/ | 08 | . | Flat or ribbon cables |
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7/ | 10 | . | Contact cables, i.e. having conductors which may be brought into contact by distortion of the cable |
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7/ | 12 | . | Floating cables (installations of cables supported on or from floats H02G 9/12) |
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7/ | 14 | . | Submarine cables |
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7/ | 16 | . | Rigid-tube cables (heating elements of similar construction H05B) |
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7/ | 17 | . | Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring (power cables with screens H01B 9/02; communication cables with screens H01B 11/06; installation of conduits H02G) [7] |
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7/ | 18 | . | . | by wear, mechanical force or pressure [1,7] |
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7/ | 20 | . | . | . | Metal tubes, e.g. lead sheaths [1,7] |
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7/ | 22 | . | . | . | Metal wires or tapes, e.g. made of steel [1,7] |
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7/ | 24 | . | . | . | Devices affording localised protection against mechanical force or pressure [1,7] |
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7/ | 26 | . | . | . | Reduction of losses in sheaths or armouring [1,7] |
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7/ | 28 | . | . | by moisture, corrosion, chemical attack or weather [1,7] |
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7/ | 282 | . | . | . | Preventing penetration of fluid into conductor or cable (insulators or insulating bodies with surfaces specially treated for preserving insulating properties, e.g. for protection against moisture, dirt, or the like, H01B 17/50) [7] |
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7/ | 285 | . | . | . | . | by completely or partially filling interstices in the cable [7] |
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7/ | 288 | . | . | . | . | . | using hygroscopic material or material swelling in the presence of liquid [7] |
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7/ | 29 | . | . | by extremes of temperature or by flame (H01B 7/42 takes precedence) [7] |
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7/ | 295 | . | . | . | using material resistant to flame [7] |
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7/ | 30 | . | with arrangements for reducing conductor losses when carrying ac, e.g. due to skin effect |
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7/ | 32 | . | with arrangements for indicating defects, e.g. breaks, leaks (locating defects by measuring G01) |
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7/ | 34 | (transferred to H01B 7/29, H01B 7/42) |
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7/ | 36 | . | with distinguishing or length marks |
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7/ | 38 | . | with arrangements for facilitating removal of insulation [7] |
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7/ | 40 | . | with arrangements for facilitating mounting or securing [7] |
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7/ | 42 | . | with arrangements for heat dissipation or conduction (insulators or insulating bodies having heating or cooling devices H01B 17/54) [7] |
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9/ | 00 | Power cables |
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9/ | 02 | . | with screens or conductive layers, e.g. for avoiding large potential gradients |
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9/ | 04 | . | Concentric cables |
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9/ | 06 | . | Gas-pressure cables; Oil-pressure cables; Cables for use in conduits under fluid pressure |
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 | H01B 11/00 - H01B 19/04 |
