H
SECTION H — ELECTRICITY
 H01
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
 H01

Note(s)

Processes involving only a single technical art, e.g. drying, coating, for which provision exists elsewhere are classified in the relevant class for that art.

 H01B
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 H02G)
 H01B

Note(s)

Group H01B 12/00 takes precedence over groups H01B 5/00-H01B 11/00.

 H01B 1/00
Conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials; Selection of materials as conductors (selection of materials for superconductivity H01L 39/00)
 H01B 1/02
·  mainly consisting of metals or alloys
 H01B 1/04
·  mainly consisting of carbon, silicon or carbon-silicon compounds
 H01B 1/06
·  mainly consisting of other non-metallic substances
 H01B 1/08
·  ·  oxides
 H01B 1/10
·  ·  sulphides
 H01B 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)
 H01B 3/02
·  mainly consisting of inorganic substances
 H01B 3/04
·  ·  mica
 H01B 3/06
·  ·  asbestos
 H01B 3/08
·  ·  quartz; glass; glass wool; slag wool; vitreous enamels
 H01B 3/10
·  ·  metallic oxides (ceramics H01B 3/12)
 H01B 3/12
·  ·  ceramics
 H01B 3/14
·  ·  cements
 H01B 3/16
·  ·  gases
 H01B 3/18
·  mainly consisting of organic substances
 H01B 3/20
·  ·  liquids, e.g. oils (silicone oils H01B 3/46)
 H01B 3/22
·  ·  ·  hydrocarbons
 H01B 3/24
·  ·  ·  containing halogen in the molecules, e.g. halogenated oils
 H01B 3/26
·  ·  asphalts; bitumens; pitches
 H01B 3/28
·  ·  natural or synthetic rubbers
 H01B 3/30
·  ·  resins; waxes
 H01B 3/32
·  ·  ·  natural resins
 H01B 3/34
·  ·  ·  waxes (silicone waxes H01B 3/46)
 H01B 3/36
·  ·  ·  condensation products of phenols with aldehydes or ketones
 H01B 3/38
·  ·  ·  condensation products of aldehydes with amines or amides
 H01B 3/40
·  ·  ·  epoxy resins
 H01B 3/42
·  ·  ·  polyesters; polyethers; polyacetals
 H01B 3/44
·  ·  ·  vinyl resins; acrylic resins (silicones H01B 3/46)
 H01B 3/46
·  ·  ·  silicones
 H01B 3/48
·  ·  fibrous materials
 H01B 3/50
·  ·  ·  fabric
 H01B 3/52
·  ·  ·  wood; paper; pressboard
 H01B 3/54
·  ·  ·  hard paper; hard fabrics
 H01B 3/56
·  ·  gases
 H01B 5/00
Non-insulated conductors or conductive bodies characterised by their form
 H01B 5/02
·  Single bars, rods, wires, or strips
 H01B 5/04
·  ·  wound or coiled
 H01B 5/06
·  Single tubes
 H01B 5/08
·  Several wires or the like stranded in the form of a rope
 H01B 5/10
·  ·  stranded around a space, insulating material, or dissimilar conducting material
 H01B 5/12
·  Braided wires or the like
 H01B 5/14
·  comprising conductive layers or films on insulating-supports (insulating-layers or insulating-films on metal bodies H01B 17/62)
 H01B 5/16
·  Comprising conductive material in insulating or poorly conductive material, e.g. conductive rubber (insulating bodies with conductive admixtures H01B 17/64; conductive paints C09D 5/24)
 H01B 7/00
Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
 H01B 7/02
·  Disposition of insulation (materials H01B 3/00; insulators H01B 17/00)
 H01B 7/04
·  Flexible cables, conductors, or cords, e.g. trailing cables
 H01B 7/06
·  Extensible conductors or cables, e.g. self-coiling cords (installations using extensible carrier for the cable H02G 11/06)
 H01B 7/08
·  Flat or ribbon cables
 H01B 7/10
·  Contact cables, i.e. having conductors which may be brought into contact by distortion of the cable
 H01B 7/12
·  Floating cables (installations of cables supported on or from floats H02G 9/12)
 H01B 7/14
·  Submarine cables
 H01B 7/16
·  Rigid-tube cables (heating elements of similar construction H05B)
 H01B 7/18
·  Sheaths; Armouring; Other protection against mechanical force or pressure (power cables with screens H01B 9/02; communication cables with screens H01B 11/06; continuously-loaded cables H01B 11/14; installation of conduits H02G)
 H01B 7/20
·  ·  Metal tubes, e.g. lead sheaths
 H01B 7/22
·  ·  Metal wires or tapes, e.g. made of steel
 H01B 7/24
·  ·  Devices affording localised protection against mechanical force or pressure
 H01B 7/26
·  ·  Reduction of losses in sheaths or armouring
 H01B 7/28
·  Protection, e.g. against corrosion, chemical attack, influence of weather (sheaths, armouring H01B 7/18)
 H01B 7/30
·  with arrangements for reducing conductor losses when carrying alternating current, e.g. due to skin effect
 H01B 7/32
·  with arrangements for indicating defects, e.g. breaks, leaks (locating defects by measuring G01)
 H01B 7/34
·  with arrangements for heat dissipation, shielding, or conduction
 H01B 7/36
·  with distinguishing or length marks
 H01B 9/00
Power cables
 H01B 9/02
·  with screens or conductive layers, e.g. for avoiding large potential gradients
 H01B 9/04
·  Concentric cables
 H01B 9/06
·  Gas-pressure cables; Oil-pressure cables; Cables for use in conduits under fluid pressure
 H01B 11/00
Communication cables or conductors (waveguides H01P)
 H01B 11/02
·  Cables with twisted pairs or quads (transposing, crossing, or twisting at joints H04B; balancing of earth capacitance H04B)
 H01B 11/04
·  ·  with pairs or quads mutually positioned to reduce cross-talk (balancing by making use of additional capacitors or coils H04B)
 H01B 11/06
·  ·  with means for reducing effects of electromagnetic or electrostatic disturbances, e.g. screen (screening in general H05K 9/00)
 H01B 11/08
·  ·  ·  Screens specially adapted for reducing cross-talk
 H01B 11/10
·  ·  ·  Screens specially adapted for reducing interference from external sources
 H01B 11/12
·  ·  Arrangements for exhibiting specific transmission characteristics (loading coils per se H01F 17/08; coil-loaded circuits H04B)
 H01B 11/14
·  ·  ·  Continuously inductively loaded cables, e.g. Krarup cables
 H01B 11/16
·  ·  ·  Cables, e.g. submarine cable, with coils or other devices incorporated during cable manufacture (junction boxes for cables H02G 15/10)
 H01B 11/18
·  Coaxial cables; Analogous cables having more than one inner conductor within a common outer conductor (suitable for handling frequencies considerably beyond the audio range H01P 3/06)
 H01B 11/20
·  ·  Cables having a multiplicity of similar coaxial lines
 H01B 12/00
Superconductive or hyperconductive cables or transmission lines  [2]
 H01B 13/00
Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables
 H01B 13/02
·  Stranding-up (stranding-up ropes D07B)
 H01B 13/04
·  ·  Mutually-positioning pairs or quads to reduce cross-talk
 H01B 13/06
·  Insulating conductors or cables
 H01B 13/08
·  ·  by winding
 H01B 13/10
·  ·  by longitudinal lapping
 H01B 13/12
·  ·  by applying loose fibres
 H01B 13/14
·  ·  by extrusion
 H01B 13/16
·  ·  by passing through, or dipping in, a liquid bath; by spraying
 H01B 13/18
·  ·  Applying discontinuous insulation, e.g. discs, beads
 H01B 13/20
·  ·  ·  for concentric or coaxial cables
 H01B 13/22
·  Sheathing; Armouring; Screening; Applying other protective layers
 H01B 13/24
·  ·  by extrusion
 H01B 13/26
·  ·  by winding, braiding, or longitudinal lapping (winding in general B65H)
 H01B 13/28
·  Applying continuous inductive loading, e.g. Krarup loading
 H01B 13/30
·  Drying (in general F26B); Impregnating
 H01B 15/00
Apparatus or processes for salvaging material from cables (for removing insulation from conductors H02G 1/12)
 H01B 17/00
Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by their form (section insulators for electric traction B60M 1/18; insulating rail-joints E01B 11/54)
 H01B 17/02
·  Suspension insulators; Strain insulators
 H01B 17/04
·  ·  Chains; Multiple chains
 H01B 17/06
·  ·  Fastening of insulator to support, to conductor, or to adjoining insulator
 H01B 17/08
·  ·  ·  by cap-and-bolt
 H01B 17/10
·  ·  ·  by intermediate link
 H01B 17/12
·  ·  Special features of strain insulators (devices for relieving mechanical tension from electric connections H02G 7/04)
 H01B 17/14
·  Supporting insulators (pin insulators H01B 17/20; apertured insulators H01B 17/24)
 H01B 17/16
·  ·  Fastening of insulators to support, to conductor, or to adjoining insulator
 H01B 17/18
·  ·  for very heavy conductors, e.g. bus-bars, rails
 H01B 17/20
·  Pin insulators
 H01B 17/22
·  ·  Fastening of conductors to insulator
 H01B 17/24
·  Insulators apertured for fixing by nail, screw, wire, or bar, e.g. diabolo, bobbin
 H01B 17/26
·  Lead-in insulators; Lead-through insulators
 H01B 17/28
·  ·  Capacitor type (capacitors H01G)
 H01B 17/30
·  ·  Sealing (packings in general F16J)
 H01B 17/32
·  Single insulators consisting of two or more dissimilar insulating bodies
 H01B 17/34
·  Insulators containing liquid, e.g. oil
 H01B 17/36
·  Insulators having evacuated or gas-filled spaces
 H01B 17/38
·  Fittings, e.g. caps; Fastenings therefor
 H01B 17/40
·  ·  Cementless fittings
 H01B 17/42
·  Means for obtaining improved distribution of voltage (capacitor-type lead-through insulators H01B 17/28); Protection against arc discharges
 H01B 17/44
·  ·  Structural association of insulators with corona rings (corona rings H01T 19/02)
 H01B 17/46
·  ·  Means for providing an external arc-discharge path (spark-gap arresters H01T)
 H01B 17/48
·  ·  over chains or other serially-arranged insulators
 H01B 17/50
·  with surfaces specially treated for preserving insulating properties, e.g. for protection against moisture, dirt, etc.
 H01B 17/52
·  having cleaning devices (H01B 17/54 takes precedence)
 H01B 17/54
·  having heating or cooling devices
 H01B 17/56
·  Insulating bodies (insulators H01B 17/02-H01B 17/54)
 H01B 17/58
·  ·  Tubes, sleeves, beads, or bobbins through which the conductor passes (protective tubings for the installation of lines or cables in buildings H02G 3/04)
 H01B 17/60
·  ·  Composite insulating bodies (cables or conductors H01B 7/00, H01B 9/00; resistors H01C; capacitors H01G)
 H01B 17/62
·  ·  Insulating-layers or insulating-films on metal bodies (conductive layers or films on insulating bodies H01B 5/14)
 H01B 17/64
·  ·  with conductive admixtures, inserts, or layers (conductive bodies comprising conductive material dispersed in insulating material H01B 5/16)
 H01B 17/66
·  ·  Joining insulating bodies together, e.g. by bonding
 H01B 19/00
Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing insulators or insulating bodies
 H01B 19/02
·  Drying (in general F26B); Impregnating
 H01B 19/04
·  Treating the surfaces, e.g. applying coatings