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IPC Subgroup
A61B 5/095

within a rigid container, e.g. the boundary being formed by a liquid surface

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons > Measuring devices for evaluating the respiratory organs > Measuring volume of inspired or expired gases, e.g. to determine lung capacity > the gases being exhaled into, or inhaled from, an expansible chamber, e.g. bellows or expansible bag > within a rigid container, e.g. the boundary being formed by a liquid surface

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
Subclass:
DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A61, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 18,523
  2. NOVARTIS CH 14,253
  3. COVIDIEN US 13,953
  4. ROCHE CH 12,005
  5. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,955
  6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 11,692
  7. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 11,596
  8. L'OREAL FR 11,593
  9. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 11,297
  10. OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,594