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G03G 15/00

Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern

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:
ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G03G 15/01 for producing multicoloured copies
  • G03G 15/02 for laying down a uniform charge, e.g. for sensitising; Corona discharge devices
  • G03G 15/05 for imagewise charging, e.g. photoconductive control screen or optically activated charging means
  • G03G 15/054 using X-rays, e.g. electroradiography
  • G03G 15/056 using internal polarisation
  • G03G 15/2 for fixing, e.g. by using heat
  • G03G 15/36 Editing, i.e. producing a composite image by copying one or more original images or parts thereof

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