IPC Subgroup
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
- CANON 31,416
- CANON JP 17,469
- KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 9,845
- RICOH COMPANY 9,807
- ASML NETHERLANDS NL 9,427
- FUJIFILM JP 7,225
- KONICA MINOLTA CORPORATION 7,216
- FUJI XEROX COMPANY 5,711
- CARL ZEISS SMT DE 4,971
- RICOH COMPANY JP 4,123