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G08B 5/16

with reset means necessitating a separate operation to return the indicator element

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Visible signalling systems, e.g. visible personal calling systems or remote indication of seats occupied > using hydraulic transmission; using pneumatic transmission > with indicator element moving about a pivot, e.g. hinged flap or rotating vane > with reset means necessitating a separate operation to return the indicator element

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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