DIFF Main Group
G21C 17/00 Monitoring; Testing (measuring in general G01);
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Monitoring; Testing
CPC: Monitoring; Testing (measuring in general G01);
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Monitoring; Testing
CPC:
Monitoring; Testing (measuring in general G01);
Of 9 combined children, 7 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- G21C 17/003 Remote inspection of vessels, e.g. pressure vessels since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G21C 17/017 Inspection or maintenance of pipe-lines or tubes in nuclear installations since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G21C 17/02 Devices or arrangements for monitoring coolant or moderator +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G21C 17/06 Devices or arrangements for monitoring or testing fuel or fuel elements outside the reactor core, e.g. for burn-up, for contamination (G21C17/08, G21C17/10 take precedence; detecting leaking fuel elements during reactor operation G21C17/04) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G21C 17/08 Structural combination of reactor core or moderator structure with viewing means, e.g. with television camera, periscope, window IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G21C 17/10 Structural combination of fuel element, control rod, reactor core, or moderator structure with sensitive instruments, e.g. for measuring radioactivity, strain +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class G21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINA GENERAL NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION 2,364
- CGN POWER COMPANY 1,899
- CHINA NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING COMPANY 1,870
- NUCLEAR POWER INSTITUTE OF CHINA 1,517
- KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE KR 1,367
- WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION US 1,295
- KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER COMPANY KR 1,196
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,044
- CHINA INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY 1,011
- HITACHI-GE NUCLEAR ENERGY 955
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class G21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINA GENERAL NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION 1,383
- WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION US 1,347
- KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE KR 1,303
- CGN POWER COMPANY 1,156
- CHINA NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING COMPANY 1,149
- KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER COMPANY KR 1,146
- NUCLEAR POWER INSTITUTE OF CHINA 1,086
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 765
- CEA (COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE) FR 763
- CHINA INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY 659