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G08B 29/18

Prevention or correction of operating errors (G08B29/02, G08B29/12 take precedence)

Introduced: January 1990

Title

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IPC: Prevention or correction of operating errors

CPC: Prevention or correction of operating errors (G08B29/02, G08B29/12 take precedence)

Full Title

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IPC:

Checking or monitoring of signalling or alarm systems; Prevention or correction of operating errors, e.g. preventing unauthorised operation > Prevention or correction of operating errors

CPC:

Checking or monitoring of signalling or alarm systems; Prevention or correction of operating errors, e.g. preventing unauthorised operation > Prevention or correction of operating errors (G08B29/02, G08B29/12 take precedence)

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 3 additional codes.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G08,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 6,781
  2. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 5,954
  3. ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,656
  4. DENSO CORPORATION 3,452
  5. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 2,945
  6. DENSO CORPORATION JP 2,562
  7. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL US 2,517
  8. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 2,435
  9. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,239
  10. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2,119

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G08,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,999
  2. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,488
  3. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,377
  4. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,103
  5. DENSO CORPORATION JP 2,964
  6. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL US 2,873
  7. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 2,343
  8. NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY JP 2,265
  9. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 2,247
  10. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,132