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G08B

SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

Description

G08B covers signalling and alarm systems for communication, notification, and emergency response purposes. The classification encompasses personal calling systems (such as intercoms and paging devices), order telegraphs for transmitting commands or instructions, and alarm systems designed to alert users to hazardous conditions or security breaches. Technologies in this subclass include fire alarms, burglar alarms, personal emergency devices, and related detection and transmission mechanisms that generate signals to inform or warn recipients of specific events.

Filing statistics

CPC subclass G08B recorded 189,353 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 8,210 in 2013 to 18,601 in 2023 (+127%), peaking at 23,633 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class G08 are ROBERT BOSCH (3,999 applications), TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (3,488 applications) and TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (3,377 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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  • G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions
  • G08B 31/00 Predictive alarm systems characterised by extrapolation or other computation using updated historic data
  • G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. tactile personal calling systems

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,999
  2. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,488
  3. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,377
  4. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,103
  5. DENSO CORPORATION JP 2,964
  6. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL US 2,873
  7. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 2,343
  8. NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY JP 2,265
  9. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 2,247
  10. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,132