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G03B 17/02

Bodies

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2021

Full Title

Details of cameras or camera bodies; Accessories therefor > Bodies

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

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G03B 17/04 collapsible, foldable or extensible, e.g. book type
  • G03B 17/06 with exposure meters or other indicators built into body but not connected to other camera members
  • G03B 17/08 Waterproof bodies or housings
  • G03B 17/1 Soundproof bodies
  • G03B 17/16 for containing both motion-picture camera and still-picture camera
  • G03B 17/17 with reflectors arranged in beam forming the photographic image, e.g. for reducing dimensions of camera

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