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G05G 1/00

Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members (joysticks G05G9/04; steering wheels for motor vehicles B62D)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members

CPC: Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members (joysticks G05G9/04; steering wheels for motor vehicles B62D)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members

CPC:

Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members (joysticks G05G9/04; steering wheels for motor vehicles B62D)

Additional Content IPC

Limiting references

Joysticks in general Steering wheels for motor vehicles

Application references

Controlling members specially used for program control

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.

6 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • G05G 1/01 Arrangements of two or more controlling members with respect to one another (double foot control, e.g. for instruction vehicles G05G1/34; mounting units comprising an assembly with two or more pedals G05G1/36) since 2008 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G05G 1/015 Arrangements for indicating the position of a controlling member (means for continuously detecting pedal position G05G1/38; means for detecting position through tactile feedback G05G5/03) since 2008 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G05G 1/52 Controlling members specially adapted for actuation by other parts of the human body than hand or foot since 2008 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SIEMENS DE 4,725
  2. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,571
  3. FANUC JP 4,233
  4. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 3,143
  5. FANUC 2,981
  6. ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,813
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,500
  8. LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,182
  9. OMRON CORPORATION JP 2,036
  10. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,981

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. FANUC JP 6,367
  2. SIEMENS DE 5,963
  3. FANUC 4,535
  4. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 4,201
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 4,010
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,802
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 3,143
  8. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,889
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 2,778
  10. OMRON CORPORATION JP 2,743