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G03C 11/00

Auxiliary processes in photography

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
Subclass:
PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES; PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES, e.g. CINE, X-RAY, COLOUR OR STEREO-PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES; AUXILIARY PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY

Filing statistics

IPC G03C 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass G03C, which recorded 1,220 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 148 in 2013 to 73 in 2023 (-51%), peaking at 167 applications in 2014. The most active applicants in class G03 are CANON (31,416 applications), CANON (17,469 applications) and KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS (9,845 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Additional Content

Auxiliary processes in photography characterized by apparatus used

Related Keywords

FINISHING of photographsprocesses for PHOTOGRAPHY

10 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G03C 11/02 Marking or applying of text
  • G03C 11/04 Retouching
  • G03C 11/06 Smoothing; Renovating; Roughening; Matting; Cleaning; Lubricating; Flame retardant treatments
  • G03C 11/12 Stripping or transferring intact photographic layers
  • G03C 11/14 Pasting; Mounting
  • G03C 11/16 Drying
  • G03C 11/22 Preparing plates or films for the manufacture of photographic negatives by non-photographic processes
  • G03C 11/24 Removing emulsion from waste photographic material; Recovery of photosensitive substances

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