Developers

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Photographic processes or agents therefor; Regeneration of such processing agents > Processes using silver-salt-containing photosensitive materials or agents therefor > Development processes or agents therefor > Developers

CPC:

Photographic processes or agents therefor; Regeneration of such processing agents (multicolour processes or agents therefor G03C7/00; diffusion-transfer processes or agents therefor G03C8/00; stereo-photographic processes G03C9/00; photomechanical processes G03F) > Processes using silver-salt-containing photosensitive materials or agents therefor (physical development G03C5/58) > Development processes or agents therefor (G03C5/38, G03C5/50 take precedence) > Developers

Of 4 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

4 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

Child Classifications

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G03C 2005/3007 2nd only CPC only CPC only
G03C 5/3014 CPC only CPC only
G03C 5/3021 CPC only CPC only
G03C 5/3028 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only

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