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G08G 1/00

Traffic control systems for road vehicles (arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00 )

Filing statistics

CPC G08G 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass G08G, which recorded 180,493 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 7,030 in 2013 to 15,639 in 2023 (+122%), peaking at 21,716 applications in 2018. 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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  • G08G 1/005 including pedestrian guidance indicator
  • G08G 1/065 by counting the vehicles in a section of the road or in a parking area, i.e. comparing incoming count with outgoing count
  • G08G 1/097 Supervising of traffic control systems, e.g. by giving an alarm if two crossing streets have green light simultaneously

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