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G03B 15/03

Combinations of cameras with lighting apparatus; Flash units

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2021

Full Title

Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor > Illuminating scene > Combinations of cameras with lighting apparatus; Flash units

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
Subclass:
APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G03B 15/035 Combinations of cameras with incandescent lamps
  • G03B 15/04 Combinations of cameras with non-electronic flash apparatus; Non-electronic flash units
  • G03B 15/05 Combinations of cameras with electronic flash apparatus; Electronic flash units

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CANON 31,416
  2. CANON JP 17,469
  3. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 9,845
  4. RICOH COMPANY 9,807
  5. ASML NETHERLANDS NL 9,427
  6. FUJIFILM JP 7,225
  7. KONICA MINOLTA CORPORATION 7,216
  8. FUJI XEROX COMPANY 5,711
  9. CARL ZEISS SMT DE 4,971
  10. RICOH COMPANY JP 4,123