G06G ANALOGUE COMPUTERS
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
- Subclass:
- ANALOGUE COMPUTERS
Description
G06G covers analogue computing devices and systems that process continuous physical quantities (such as voltage, current, mechanical displacement, or fluid pressure) to perform mathematical operations and solve problems. This subclass encompasses analogue computers using electronic circuits, mechanical components, or hybrid technologies for applications including differential equation solving, simulation, control systems, and scientific computation. The classification excludes digital computers (G06F) and hybrid systems primarily classified elsewhere, focusing instead on machines where the computation directly represents mathematical relationships through proportional physical phenomena.
Additional Content
Analogue optical computing devices
Related Keywords
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G06G 1/00 Hand-manipulated computing devices
- G06G 3/00 Devices in which the computing operation is performed mechanically
- G06G 5/00 Devices in which the computing operation is performed by means of fluid-pressure elements
- G06G 7/00 Devices in which the computing operation is performed by varying electric or magnetic quantities
- G06G 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 66,669
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 62,313
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 41,918
- GOOGLE US 32,969
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 30,822
- INTEL CORPORATION US 30,010
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 28,235
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY CN 26,079
- APPLE US 21,891
- HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 20,505