IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012

H01B - Definition fr

Definition statement

This subclass covers:

Electrical conductors or cables characterised by their conductive material or form including power cables, communication cables or conductors, and superconductors or hyperconductive conductors, cables or transmission lines.

Electrical insulators or insulating bodies characterised by their insulating or dielectric material or form, including capacitor-type insulators.

Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables.

Apparatus or process specially adapted for manufacturing insulators or insulating bodies.

Apparatus or process for salvaging material from cables.

References relevant to classification in this subclass

This subclass does not cover:

Superconductors characterized by a ceramic forming technique or ceramic composition

C04B 35/00

Conductive paints

C09D 5/24

Insulating paper

D21H 27/12

Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. coupling

G02B 6/00

Selection of magnetic properties

H01F 1/00

Piezo-electric or electrostrictive materials

H01L 41/00

Waveguides

H01P

Methods or apparatus specifically adapted for removing insulation from conductors

H02G 1/12
Examples of places where the subject matter of this subclass is covered when specially adapted, used for a particular purpose, or incorporated in a larger system:

Suspension insulators for trolley lines

B60M 1/16

Storing or paying-out lengths of conductors or cables

B65H 75/34

Insulating rail joints

E01B 11/54

Resistors

H01C

Insulating of windings for manufacturing coils

H01F 41/12

Capacitors

H01G

Devices using superconductivity or hyperconductivity

H01L 39/00

Coaxial lines for handling frequencies considerably beyond the audio range

H01P 3/06

Bus-bar layouts

H02B 1/20

Installations of electric cables or lines, or of combined optical and electric cables or lines

H02G

Details of windings of dynamo-electric machines characterized by the conductor or insulating material

H02K 3/00

Communication line transmission systems

H04B 3/00

Heating elements

H05B

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Junction boxes

H02G 15/10

Circuit arrangements or systems for supplying of distributing electric power

H02J

Screening of apparatus or components against electric or magnetic fields

H05K 9/00

Passages or insulators for nuclear reactors, e.g. for electric cables

G21C 17/116

Special rules of classification

Group H01B 12/00 takes precedence over groups H01B 5/00H01B 7/00, H01B 9/00 and H01B 11/00.

Cables including at least one electrical conductor together with optical fibers are classified in group H01B 11/22.