DIFF Main Group
B25J 9/00 Program-controlled manipulators
Introduced: September 1968
CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 8 additional codes.
8 codes are CPC-only extensions.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1985.
Child Classifications
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- B25J 9/02 characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian coordinate type (B25J9/06 takes precedence) since 1985 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B25J 9/06 characterised by multi-articulated arms since 1985 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B25J 9/10 characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements since 1985 +11 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B25J 9/16 Program controls (total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, G05B19/418) since 1985 +8 CPC −2 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B25,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,635
- FANUC JP 3,353
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,950
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,397
- HILTI LI 2,243
- FANUC 2,234
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,131
- KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 1,940
- MAKITA CORPORATION 1,851
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,562
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B25,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- FANUC JP 3,700
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,293
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,871
- HILTI LI 2,424
- FANUC 2,406
- KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 2,103
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,854
- MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION US 1,825
- MAKITA CORPORATION JP 1,677
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,513