IPC 6 English version
 
G01H-G01H01700

SECTION G– PHYSICS


G 01MEASURING (counting G 06 M); TESTING


G 01 HMEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC OR INFRASONIC WAVES (generation of mechanical vibrations without measurement B 06 B, G 10 K; measuring position, direction or velocity of an object G 01 C, G 01 S; measuring quasi-steady pressure of a fluid G 01 L 7/00; determining unbalance G 01 M 1/14; determining properties of material by sonic or ultrasonic waves transmitted therethrough G 01 N; systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. acoustic imaging, G 01 S 15/00; seismology, seismic prospecting, acoustic prospecting G 01 V 1/00; acousto-optical devices per se G 02 F; obtaining records by techniques analogous to photography using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves G 03 B 42/06; speech analysis or synthesis, speech recognition G 10 L; information storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer G 11 B; piezo-electric, electrostrictive or magnetostrictive elements in general H 01 L; manufacture of electromechanical resonators by processes which include measurement of frequency with consequential modification of the resonator H 03 H 3/00; pictorial communication using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves converted into electric picture-representative signals H 04 N, e.g. H 04 N 5/31) [4]


 Notes

(1)This subclass covers the combination of generation and measurement of mechanical vibrations.

(2)Attention is drawn to the Notes following the title of class G 01.



1/

00Measuring vibrations in solids by using direct conduction to the detector (G 01 H 9/00, G 01 H 11/00 take precedence)

1/

04.of vibrations which are transverse to direction of propagation

1/

06..Frequency

1/

08..Amplitude

1/

10.of torsional vibrations

1/

12.of longitudinal or not specified vibrations [4]

1/

14..Frequency [4]

1/

16..Amplitude [4]


3/

00Measuring vibrations by using a detector in a fluid (G 01 H 7/00, G 01 H 9/00, G 01 H 11/00 take precedence)

3/

04.Frequency

3/

06..by electric means

3/

08..Analysing frequencies present in complex vibrations, e.g. comparing harmonics present

3/

10.Amplitude; Power

3/

12..by electric means (G 01 H 3/14 takes precedence) [2]

3/

14..Measuring mean amplitude; Measuring mean power; Measuring time integral of power [2]


5/

00Measuring propagation velocity of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves


7/

00Measuring reverberation time (measuring absorption of vibrations in a material G 01 N; arrangements for producing a reverberation G 10 K 15/08)


9/

00Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by using radiation-sensitive means, e.g. optical means


11/

00Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by detecting changes in electric or magnetic properties

11/

02.by magnetic means, e.g. reluctance [4]

11/

04..using magnetostrictive devices [4]

11/

06.by electric means [4]

11/

08..using piezo-electric devices [4]


13/

00Measuring resonant frequency


15/

00Measuring mechanical or acoustic impedance [3]


17/

00Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves, not provided for in the preceding groups [4]