G03D APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS (apparatus specially adapted for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces G03F); ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; electrographic, electrophotographic, or magnetographic methods or apparatus G03G)
Introduced: September 1968
Description
G03D encompasses equipment and devices designed to process photographic materials after exposure, including developing, fixing, washing, and drying apparatus for film, plates, and paper. This subclass covers both manual and automatic processing systems, chemical handling equipment, and related accessories such as tanks, rollers, and transport mechanisms used in traditional photographic workflows. It excludes the photographic materials themselves (covered under G03C) and the initial image capture apparatus (covered under G03B), focusing instead on the post-exposure treatment and finishing stages.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
CPC: APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS (apparatus specially adapted for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces G03F); ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; electrographic, electrophotographic, or magnetographic methods or apparatus G03G)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS (apparatus specially adapted for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces G03F); ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; electrographic, electrophotographic, or magnetographic methods or apparatus G03G)
Additional Content IPC
Cameras with both developing and finishing apparatus
Of 9 combined children, 8 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
Navigate with arrow keys, Enter to open
- G03D 13/00 Processing apparatus or accessories therefor, not covered by groups G11B3/00 - G11B11/00 +6 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G03D 17/00 Dark-room arrangements not provided for in the preceding groups; Portable dark-rooms IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G03D 2203/00 Liquid processing apparatus involving immersion; washing apparatus involving immersion 2nd only +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
- G03D 3/00 Liquid processing apparatus involving immersion; Washing apparatus involving immersion (G03D9/00, G03D11/00 take precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G03D 5/00 Liquid processing apparatus in which no immersion is effected; Washing apparatus in which no immersion is effected (G11B9/00, G11B11/00 take precedence; application of liquids in general B05) +2 CPC 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