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CPC Main Group
G16Y 20/00

Information sensed or collected by the things

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G16Y 20/10 relating to the environment, e.g. temperature; relating to location
  • G16Y 20/20 relating to the thing itself
  • G16Y 20/30 relating to resources, e.g. consumed power
  • G16Y 20/40 relating to personal data, e.g. biometric data, records or preferences

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G16, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 7,379
  2. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,740
  3. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 2,388
  4. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 1,849
  5. SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DE 1,697
  6. FUJIFILM JP 1,618
  7. ILLUMINA US 1,335
  8. ROCHE CH 1,264
  9. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 1,181
  10. DEXCOM US 1,150