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G12B 7/00

Compensating for the effects of temperature (by cooling G12B15/00)

Filing statistics

CPC G12B 7/00 belongs to the parent subclass G12B, which recorded 1,947 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 128 in 2013 to 87 in 2023 (-32%), peaking at 262 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class G12 are BECTON, DICKINSON & COMPANY (20 applications), LANDIS & GYR (17 applications) and TIANJIN UNIVERSITY (16 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G12, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. BECTON, DICKINSON & COMPANY US 20
  2. LANDIS & GYR CH 17
  3. TIANJIN UNIVERSITY 16
  4. AUDI DE 14
  5. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 13
  6. ARCHI ENTERPRISES CA 12
  7. RITTAL & COMPANY DE 11
  8. SIEMENS DE 11
  9. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 10
  10. ROBERT BOSCH DE 10