G05D 25/02 characterised by the use of electric means
Full Title
Control of light, e.g. intensity, colour or phase (optical devices or arrangements using movable or deformable elements for controlling light independent of the light source G02B26/00; devices or arrangements, the optical operation of which is modified by changing the optical properties of the medium of the devices or arrangements for the control of light, circuit arrangements specially adapted therefor, control of light by electro-magnetic waves, electrons or other elementary particles G02F1/00) > characterised by the use of electric means
Filing statistics
CPC G05D 25/02 belongs to the parent subclass G05D, which recorded 227,290 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 7,629 in 2013 to 16,612 in 2023 (+118%), peaking at 30,148 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class G05 are FANUC (6,367 applications), SIEMENS (5,963 applications) and FANUC (4,535 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- FANUC JP 6,367
- SIEMENS DE 5,963
- FANUC 4,535
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 4,201
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 4,010
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,802
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 3,143
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,889
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 2,778
- OMRON CORPORATION JP 2,743