APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

G03B encompasses apparatus for image capture using optical and analogous non-optical wave techniques, along with devices for image projection and viewing. This subclass covers camera designs, photographic recording mechanisms, optical systems for image formation, and complementary accessory components. It extends to analogous imaging technologies employing non-optical waves (such as X-rays, electron beams, or other radiation), provided they serve analogous functions to optical photography. Related specialized areas like cinematography, electrography, and holography are classified separately within G03.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR

CPC: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR

CPC:

APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D)

Additional Content IPC

Glossary

camera cameras apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs ESLM Electronic spatial light modulator: optoelectronic transducer converting electric signals representing image information into optical image information records record photographs or any other kind of latent, directly-visible or permanent storage of pictorial information, which consist of an imagewise distribution of a quantity, e.g. an electric charge pattern, recorded on a carrier member optical applies to visible light but also to ultra-violet radiation or infra-red radiation

Limiting references

Optical parts for apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them Photosensitive materials for photographic purposes Apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials; Accessories therefor

Application references

Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by photographical inspection Objective-type instruments for examining the eyes specially adapted for eye photography Photographic composing devices Photogrammetry; Photographic surveying Recording indications of measuring instruments by photographic means Indicating the weight by photographic recording Photometry using photographic effects Measuring linear or angular speed using photographic means; Measuring differences of linear or angular speeds using photographic means Photographic dosimeters Microscopes arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data by photographic printing Photographic arrangements structurally combined with discharge tubes or lamps Photographic arrangements structurally combined with cathode-ray tubes or electron-beam tubes Photographic arrangements structurally combined with discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge Particle spectrometers or separator tubes with detection performed by photographic film Video cameras; Digital still cameras Projectors or projection-type viewers using an electronic spatial light modulator ,

Of 32 combined children, 24 exist in both systems.

8 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 8 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

9 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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G03B 1/00 Film strip handling IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G03B 11/00 Filters or other obturators specially adapted for photographic purposes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G03B 13/00 Viewfinders; Focusing aids for cameras; Means for focusing for cameras; Autofocus systems for cameras IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G03B 15/00 Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G03B 17/00 Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor (lens hoods or caps G03B11/04) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G03B 19/00 Cameras (details G03B17/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G03B 21/00 Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor (devices for changing pictures G03B23/00) +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G03B 2205/00 Adjustment of optical system relative to image or object surface other than for focusing 2nd only +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
G03B 2206/00 Systems for exchange of information between different pieces of apparatus, e.g. for exchanging trimming information, for photo finishing 2nd only +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
G03B 2207/00 Control of exposure by setting shutters, diaphragms, or filters separately or conjointly 2nd only +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
G03B 2213/00 Viewfinders; Focusing aids for cameras; Means for focusing for cameras; Autofocus systems for cameras 2nd only +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
G03B 2215/00 Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor 2nd only +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
G03B 2217/00 Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor 2nd only +6 CPC CPC only CPC only
G03B 2219/00 Cameras 2nd only +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
G03B 2227/00 Photographic printing apparatus 2nd only +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
G03B 23/00 Devices for changing pictures in viewing apparatus or projectors IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G03B 25/00 Viewers, other than projection viewers, giving motion-picture effects by persistence of vision, e.g. zoetrope IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G03B 27/00 Photographic printing apparatus IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G03B 29/00 Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects (combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G03B 3/00 Focusing arrangements of general interest for cameras, projectors or printers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

CANON 31,416
CANON JP 17,469
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 9,845
RICOH COMPANY 9,807
ASML NETHERLANDS NL 9,427
FUJIFILM JP 7,225
KONICA MINOLTA CORPORATION 7,216
FUJI XEROX COMPANY 5,711
CARL ZEISS SMT DE 4,971
RICOH COMPANY JP 4,123

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

CANON JP 19,215
CANON 12,916
ASML NETHERLANDS NL 10,000
FUJIFILM JP 7,814
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,181
CARL ZEISS SMT DE 5,079
RICOH COMPANY JP 4,343
LG INNOTEK COMPANY KR 4,054
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 3,812
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS JP 3,682