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G01Q 60/54

Probes, their manufacture, or their related instrumentation, e.g. holders

Introduced: January 2010

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Probes, their manufacture or their related instrumentation, e.g. holders

CPC: Probes, their manufacture, or their related instrumentation, e.g. holders

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Particular types of SPM [Scanning-Probe Microscopy] or apparatus therefor; Essential components thereof > MFM [Magnetic Force Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. MFM probes > Probes, their manufacture or their related instrumentation, e.g. holders

CPC:

Particular types of SPM [Scanning Probe Microscopy] or microscopes; Essential components thereof > MFM [Magnetic Force Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. MFM probes > Probes, their manufacture, or their related instrumentation, e.g. holders

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 2010.

Child Classifications

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  • G01Q 60/56 Probes with magnetic coating since 2010 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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