IPC Subgroup
G01N 21/62 Systems in which the material investigated is excited whereby it emits light or causes a change in wavelength of the incident light
Introduced: January 1980
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light > Systems in which the material investigated is excited whereby it emits light or causes a change in wavelength of the incident light
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- MEASURING; TESTING
- Subclass:
- INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G01N 21/63 optically excited
- G01N 21/66 electrically excited, e.g. electroluminescence
- G01N 21/7 mechanically excited, e.g. triboluminescence
- G01N 21/71 thermally excited
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 41,447
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 32,952
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 16,470
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 10,052
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 9,573
- ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 9,529
- GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 8,615
- TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 7,805
- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 7,796
- QUALCOMM US 7,171