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G01V 8/10

Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers (by reflection from the object G01S17/00)

Introduced: January 1995

Title

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IPC: Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers

CPC: Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers (by reflection from the object G01S17/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Prospecting or detecting by optical means > Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers

CPC:

Prospecting or detecting by optical means > Detecting, e.g. by using light barriers (by reflection from the object G01S17/00)

Additional Content IPC

Counting of objects carried by a conveyer Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1995.

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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