Skip to content
Search Classifications
Search for IPC and CPC classification codes or keywords
IPC Main Group
G01C 3/00

Measuring distances in line of sight; Optical rangefinders

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
MEASURING; TESTING
Subclass:
MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY

Related Keywords

measuring DISTANCES in line of sightoptical RANGEFINDER(S)

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

Navigate with arrow keys, Enter to open

  • G01C 3/22 using a parallactic triangle with variable angles and a base of fixed length at, near, or formed by, the object
  • G01C 3/24 using a parallactic triangle with fixed angles and a base of variable length in the observation station, e.g. in the instrument
  • G01C 3/32 by focusing the object, e.g. on a ground glass screen

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 41,447
  2. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 32,952
  3. ROBERT BOSCH DE 16,470
  4. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 10,052
  5. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 9,573
  6. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 9,529
  7. GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 8,615
  8. TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 7,805
  9. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 7,796
  10. QUALCOMM US 7,171