G03B 7/091 Digital circuits
Introduced: January 1980
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Control of exposure by setting shutters, diaphragms or filters, separately or conjointly > Control effected solely on the basis of the response, to the intensity of the light received by the camera, of a built-in light-sensitive device > Digital circuits
Control of exposure by setting shutters, diaphragms or filters, separately or conjointly (control of exposure in television cameras by means of circuitry influencing the optical part of the camera H04N23/75) > Control effected solely on the basis of the response, to the intensity of the light received by the camera, of a built-in light-sensitive device > Digital circuits
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.
IPC defines codes here since 1980.
Child Classifications
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- G03B 7/097 for control of both exposure time and aperture since 1980 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