Computing devices characterised by the combination of hydraulic or pneumatic functional elements with at least one other type of functional element

Filing statistics

CPC G06D 7/00 belongs to the parent subclass G06D, which recorded 62 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 7 in 2013 to 3 in 2023 (-57%), peaking at 21 applications in 2021. The most active applicants in class G06 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (76,952 applications), IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) (62,841 applications) and MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING (44,778 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings