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G01L

MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE (weighing G01G)

Description

G01L covers instruments and methods for quantifying mechanical forces, stresses, torques, and related quantities in physical systems. This subclass encompasses load cells, pressure transducers, dynamometers, strain gauges, and force sensors used across industrial, scientific, and engineering applications. The classification includes devices for measuring static and dynamic mechanical parameters, as well as those determining mechanical work, power output, and efficiency in mechanical systems. Related pressure measurement technologies, particularly for fluids, fall within this scope, while purely electrical power measurement is excluded.

Filing statistics

CPC subclass G01L recorded 97,855 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 5,225 in 2013 to 8,981 in 2023 (+72%), peaking at 11,079 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class G01 are CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (21,460 applications), ROBERT BOSCH (17,801 applications) and SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (17,347 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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  • G01L 15/00 Devices or apparatus for measuring two or more fluid pressure values simultaneously

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 21,460
  2. ROBERT BOSCH DE 17,801
  3. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 17,347
  4. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 13,192
  5. QUALCOMM US 9,900
  6. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 9,742
  7. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 7,249
  8. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 6,503
  9. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 6,414
  10. DENSO CORPORATION JP 6,382