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IPC Main Group
G06F 30/00

Computer-aided design [CAD]

Introduced: January 2020

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
Subclass:
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING

Additional Content

Glossary

design designs description of technical parameters or a virtual model of a technical arrangement; does not cover aesthetic aspects; not to be confused with the physical object. verification determining the correct functioning of a design; not to be confused with testing of a physical object. simulation determining technical properties and behaviour of an entity by performing a virtual simulation of a model in a computer, possibly by using specifically adapted hardware. model models a computer readable description of an entity, defining or implying technical properties.

Application references

Patterns for cutting-out; Methods of drafting or marking-out such patterns Software design Software simulation Adaptive control systems involving the use of models or simulators Three-dimensional [3D] graphical modelling and manipulation , Arrangements for designing of test circuits for static stores Simulation for teaching or training purposes

Related Keywords

COMPUTER(S) equipment for CAD

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
  2. IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
  3. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
  4. GOOGLE US 32,969
  5. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
  6. INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
  7. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
  8. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
  9. APPLE US 21,891
  10. HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505