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G07C 1/32

Time-recording locks

Full Title

Registering, indicating or recording the time of events or elapsed time, e.g. time-recorders for work people (registering or indicating the working of machines or vehicles G07C3/00, G07C5/00) > Time-recording locks

Filing statistics

CPC G07C 1/32 belongs to the parent subclass G07C, which recorded 128,652 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 5,190 in 2013 to 10,109 in 2023 (+95%), peaking at 16,423 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class G07 are IGT (2,432 applications), FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (2,266 applications) and TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (1,843 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G07, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. IGT US 2,432
  2. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,266
  3. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1,843
  4. ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA AU 1,612
  5. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 1,554
  6. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 1,482
  7. TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION JP 1,364
  8. TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION 1,295
  9. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 1,235
  10. CAPITAL ONE SERVICES US 1,229