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G03B 27/58

Baseboards, masking frames, or other holders for the sensitive material (G03B27/53 takes precedence )

Introduced: September 1968

Title

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IPC: Baseboards, masking frames, or other holders for the sensitive material

CPC: Baseboards, masking frames, or other holders for the sensitive material (G03B27/53 takes precedence )

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Photographic printing apparatus > Projection printing apparatus, e.g. enlarger, copying camera > Details > Baseboards, masking frames, or other holders for the sensitive material

CPC:

Photographic printing apparatus > Projection printing apparatus, e.g. enlarger, copying camera > Details > Baseboards, masking frames, or other holders for the sensitive material (G03B27/53 takes precedence )

CPC subdivides this area 6x more granularly than IPC with 5 additional codes.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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

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