CPC Main Group
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
- BECTON, DICKINSON & COMPANY US 20
- LANDIS & GYR CH 17
- TIANJIN UNIVERSITY 16
- AUDI DE 14
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 13
- ARCHI ENTERPRISES CA 12
- RITTAL & COMPANY DE 11
- SIEMENS DE 11
- HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 10
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 10