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G05B 99/00

Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Introduced: January 2006

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

Filing statistics

IPC G05B 99/00 belongs to the parent subclass G05B, which recorded 367,854 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 21,177 in 2013 to 32,140 in 2023 (+52%), peaking at 39,627 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class G05 are SIEMENS (4,725 applications), SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (4,571 applications) and FANUC (4,233 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SIEMENS DE 4,725
  2. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,571
  3. FANUC JP 4,233
  4. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 3,143
  5. FANUC 2,981
  6. ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,813
  7. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 2,500
  8. LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,182
  9. OMRON CORPORATION JP 2,036
  10. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,981