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G01N 22/02

Investigating the presence of flaws

Full Title

Investigating or analysing materials by the use of microwaves or radio waves, i.e. electromagnetic waves with a wavelength of one millimetre or more (G01N3/00 - G01N17/00, G01N24/00 take precedence) > Investigating the presence of flaws

Filing statistics

CPC G01N 22/02 belongs to the parent subclass G01N, which recorded 1,076,242 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 58,557 in 2013 to 108,067 in 2023 (+85%), peaking at 123,338 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

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