DIFF Subgroup
G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
Introduced: January 2000
Full Title
Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for > Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
Of 7 combined children, 5 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 2000.
Child Classifications
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- G08B 21/04 responsive to non-activity, e.g. of elderly persons (G08B21/06 takes precedence) since 2000 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G08B 21/06 indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G08B 21/08 responsive to the presence of persons in a body of water, e.g. a swimming pool; responsive to an abnormal condition of a body of water since 2000 +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G08B 21/10 responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G08B 21/12 responsive to undesired emission of substances, e.g. pollution alarms since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class G08,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 6,781
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 5,954
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,656
- DENSO CORPORATION 3,452
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 2,945
- DENSO CORPORATION JP 2,562
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL US 2,517
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 2,435
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,239
- PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2,119
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class G08,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,999
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,488
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,377
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,103
- DENSO CORPORATION JP 2,964
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL US 2,873
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 2,343
- NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY JP 2,265
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 2,247
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,132