IPC Subgroup
G05B 19/02 electric
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Program-control systems > electric
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- Subclass:
- CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G05B 19/04 Program control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers
- G05B 19/18 Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of program data in numerical form
- G05B 19/418 Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
- G05B 19/42 Recording and playback systems, i.e. in which the program is recorded from a cycle of operations, e.g. the cycle of operations being manually controlled, after which this record is played back on the same machine
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SIEMENS DE 4,725
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,571
- FANUC JP 4,233
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 3,143
- FANUC 2,981
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,813
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,500
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,182
- OMRON CORPORATION JP 2,036
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,981