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G01S

RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES

Description

G01S covers systems and methods for determining position, direction, distance, and velocity using radio waves or analogous electromagnetic/acoustic signals. This includes radio navigation systems (GPS, LORAN, beacons), direction-finding equipment, radar and sonar technologies for object detection and ranging, and presence-sensing devices. The subclass encompasses both ground-based and satellite-based navigation, as well as Doppler and time-of-flight measurement techniques. Related optical positioning systems using light-based distance measurement are classified elsewhere in G01S's sister subclasses.

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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