CPC Main Group
G01Q 60/00 Particular types of SPM [Scanning Probe Microscopy] or microscopes; Essential components thereof
Filing statistics
CPC G01Q 60/00 belongs to the parent subclass G01Q, which recorded 5,436 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 409 in 2013 to 407 in 2023 (+0%), peaking at 596 applications in 2018. 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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Child Classifications
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- G01Q 60/02 Multiple-type SPM, i.e. involving more than one SPM techniques
- G01Q 60/10 STM [Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. STM probes
- G01Q 60/18 SNOM [Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. SNOM probes
- G01Q 60/24 AFM [Atomic Force Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. AFM probes
- G01Q 60/44 SICM [Scanning Ion-Conductance Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. SICM probes
- G01Q 60/46 SCM [Scanning Capacitance Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. SCM probes
- G01Q 60/50 MFM [Magnetic Force Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. MFM probes
- G01Q 60/58 SThM [Scanning Thermal Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. SThM probes
- G01Q 60/60 SECM [Scanning Electro-Chemical Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. SECM probes
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 21,460
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 17,801
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 17,347
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 13,192
- QUALCOMM US 9,900
- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 9,742
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 7,249
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 6,503
- ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 6,414
- DENSO CORPORATION JP 6,382