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IPC Main Group
G03G 21/00

Arrangements not provided for by groups , e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge

Introduced: July 1974

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

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G03G 21/02 Counting the number of copies; Billing
  • G03G 21/04 Preventing copies being made of an original
  • G03G 21/14 Electronic sequencing control
  • G03G 21/2 Humidity or temperature control

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