G08G 1/01 Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled (G08G1/07 - G08G1/14 take precedence)
Full Title
Traffic control systems for road vehicles (arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00 ) > Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled (G08G1/07 - G08G1/14 take precedence)
Filing statistics
CPC G08G 1/01 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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Child Classifications
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- G08G 1/015 with provision for distinguishing between two or more types of vehicles, e.g. between motor-cars and cycles
- G08G 1/017 identifying vehicles (G08G1/015, G08G1/054 take precedence)
- G08G 1/02 using treadles built into the road (pads or other sensitive devices responsive to passage of vehicles E01F11/00)
- G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors
- G08G 1/042 using inductive or magnetic detectors
- G08G 1/048 with provision for compensation of environmental or other condition, e.g. snow, vehicle stopped at detector
- G08G 1/052 with provision for determining speed or overspeed
- G08G 1/056 with provision for distinguishing direction of travel
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,999
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,488
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,377
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,103
- DENSO CORPORATION JP 2,964
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL US 2,873
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 2,343
- NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY JP 2,265
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 2,247
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,132