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G03F 9/00

Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically (G03F7/22 takes precedence; preparation of photographic masks G03F1/00; within photographic printing apparatus for making copies G03B27/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically

CPC: Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically (G03F7/22 takes precedence; preparation of photographic masks G03F1/00; within photographic printing apparatus for making copies G03B27/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically

CPC:

Registration or positioning of originals, masks, frames, photographic sheets or textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. automatically (G03F7/22 takes precedence; preparation of photographic masks G03F1/00; within photographic printing apparatus for making copies G03B27/00)

Of 3 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions, 1 exist only in IPC.

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

IPC defines codes here since 1985.

Child Classifications

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  • G03F 2009/005 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • G03F 9/02 combined with means for automatic focusing since 1985 IPC only IPC only

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