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G05F 3/00

Non-retroactive systems for regulating electric variables by using an uncontrolled element, or an uncontrolled combination of elements, such element or such combination having self-regulating properties

Filing statistics

CPC G05F 3/00 belongs to the parent subclass G05F, which recorded 34,553 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,962 in 2013 to 2,659 in 2023 (-10%), peaking at 3,775 applications in 2017. 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

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. FANUC JP 6,367
  2. SIEMENS DE 5,963
  3. FANUC 4,535
  4. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 4,201
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 4,010
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,802
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 3,143
  8. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,889
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 2,778
  10. OMRON CORPORATION JP 2,743