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G05D 16/00

Control of fluid pressure

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
CONTROLLING; REGULATING
Subclass:
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES

Filing statistics

IPC G05D 16/00 belongs to the parent subclass G05D, which recorded 251,217 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 11,275 in 2013 to 22,402 in 2023 (+99%), peaking at 30,053 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

Additional Content

Devices for controlling tyre pressure Control of air pressure within diving suit Automatic control of aircraft air-pressure Control devices, e.g. for controlling gas pressure, for preventing jamming of material in bulk material conveyors Control of pressure in the treatment of filament-forming material Controlling pressure of drilling fluid for flushing boreholes Controlling lubricant pressure Control of pressure of fluid carrier in chemical analysis Means for obtaining or maintaining pressure in electric discharge tubes or lamps Means for obtaining or maintaining pressure in electric incandescent lamps

Related Keywords

control of FLUID(S) pressurecontrolling LIQUID(S)

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G05D 16/02 Modifications to reduce the effects of instability, e.g. due to vibrations, friction, abnormal temperature, overloading or imbalance
  • G05D 16/2 characterised by the use of electric means

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