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IPC Subgroup
G05F 1/569

for protection

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Automatic systems in which deviations of an electric quantity from one or more predetermined values are detected at the output of the system and fed back to a device within the system to restore the detected quantity to its predetermined value or values, i.e. retroactive systems > Regulating voltage or current > wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is DC > using semiconductor devices in series with the load as final control devices > sensing a condition of the system or its load in addition to means responsive to deviations in the output of the system, e.g. current, voltage, power factor > for protection

Classification Context

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

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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