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G01M 3/22

for pipes, cables or tubes; for pipe joints or seals; for valves;

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: for pipes, cables, or tubes; for pipe joints or seals; for valves

CPC: for pipes, cables or tubes; for pipe joints or seals; for valves;

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Investigating fluid tightness of structures > by using fluid or vacuum > by detecting the presence of fluid at the leakage point > using special tracer materials, e.g. dye, fluorescent material, radioactive material > for pipes, cables, or tubes; for pipe joints or seals; for valves

CPC:

Investigating fluid-tightness of structures > by using fluid or vacuum > by detecting the presence of fluid at the leakage point > using special tracer materials, e.g. dye, fluorescent material, radioactive material > for pipes, cables or tubes; for pipe joints or seals; for valves;

Of 6 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 41,447
  2. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 32,952
  3. ROBERT BOSCH DE 16,470
  4. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 10,052
  5. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 9,573
  6. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 9,529
  7. GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 8,615
  8. TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 7,805
  9. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 7,796
  10. QUALCOMM US 7,171

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 21,460
  2. ROBERT BOSCH DE 17,801
  3. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 17,347
  4. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 13,192
  5. QUALCOMM US 9,900
  6. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 9,742
  7. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 7,249
  8. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 6,503
  9. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 6,414
  10. DENSO CORPORATION JP 6,382