G06G ANALOGUE COMPUTERS (analogue optical computing devices G06E3/00)
Introduced: September 1968
Description
G06G covers analogue computing devices and systems that process continuous physical quantities (such as voltage, current, mechanical displacement, or fluid pressure) to perform mathematical operations and solve problems. This subclass encompasses analogue computers using electronic circuits, mechanical components, or hybrid technologies for applications including differential equation solving, simulation, control systems, and scientific computation. The classification excludes digital computers (G06F) and hybrid systems primarily classified elsewhere, focusing instead on machines where the computation directly represents mathematical relationships through proportional physical phenomena.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: ANALOGUE COMPUTERS
CPC: ANALOGUE COMPUTERS (analogue optical computing devices G06E3/00)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
ANALOGUE COMPUTERS
ANALOGUE COMPUTERS (analogue optical computing devices G06E3/00)
Additional Content IPC
Analogue optical computing devices
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- G06G 3/00 Devices in which the computing operation is performed mechanically (G06G1/00 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G06G 5/00 Devices in which the computing operation is performed by means of fluid-pressure elements IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G06G 7/00 Devices in which the computing operation is performed by varying electric or magnetic quantities IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G06G 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass since 2009 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
- GOOGLE US 32,969
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
- INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
- APPLE US 21,891
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class G06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 76,952
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,841
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 44,778
- GOOGLE US 35,735
- INTEL CORPORATION US 32,087
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 30,572
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 25,023
- APPLE US 23,482
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 22,548
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,917