IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012
G01H - Definition
This subclass covers:
Apparatus or methods for the measurement, or measurement in combination with generation, of mechanical vibrations or the like, and particularly for the measurement of:
References relevant to classification in this subclass
This subclass does not cover:
Determining unbalance by oscillating the body to be tested and converting vibrations due to unbalance into electric variables | G01M 1/22 |
Vibration testing of structures | G01M 7/02 |
Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object | G01N 29/00 |
Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems | G01S 15/00 |
Sonar systems designed for mapping or imaging | G01S 15/89 |
Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting | G01V 1/00 |
Manufacture of electromechanical resonators by processes which include measurement of frequency with consequential modification of the resonator | H03H 3/007 |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations in solids without measurement | B06B |
Measuring distance, levels or bearings; Navigation; Gyroscopic instruments; Photogrammetry or videogrammetry | G01C |
Measuring pressure of a fluid or fluent solid material | G01L 7/00-G01L 19/00 |
Acousto-optical devices | G02F 1/11, G02F 1/33 |
Obtaining records by techniques analogous to photography using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves | G03B 42/06 |
Musical instruments | G10B-G10H |
Generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations in fluids without measurement | G10K |
Arrangements for producing a reverberation or echo sound in fluids | G10K 15/08 |
Speech analysis or synthesis; Speech recognition | G10L |
Piezo-electric, electro-strictive or magneto-strictive elements | H01L 41/00 |