Means for breaking welded contacts; Indicating contact welding or other malfunction of the circuit breaker

Means for breaking welded contacts; Indicating contact welding or other malfunction of the circuit breaker · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeH01H71/501
Official title{Means for breaking welded contacts; Indicating contact welding or other malfunction of the circuit breaker}
Display labelMeans for breaking welded contacts; Indicating contact welding or other malfunction of the circuit breaker
Total patents36

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20152
20161
20174
20189
20198
20203
20213
20224
20241
20251

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC H01H71/501?
CPC H01H71/501 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Means for breaking welded contacts; Indicating contact welding or other malfunction of the circuit breaker.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H01H71/501 (Means for breaking welded contacts; Indicating contact welding or other malfunction of the circuit breaker)?
Our database includes 36 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H01H71/501 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2024 vs 1 in 2025 (latest complete years).