G06M COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
- Subclass:
- COUNTING MECHANISMS; COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Description
G06M encompasses mechanical and electromechanical counting devices and systems for tallying discrete objects or events, excluding counting mechanisms integrated into larger computing or specialized apparatus covered elsewhere in G06. This subclass includes odometers, tally counters, revolution counters, and similar instruments that perform incremental counting through mechanical, electromagnetic, or simple electromechanical means. The classification applies to the mechanisms themselves—such as gear trains, escapements, and display systems—rather than to the broader computational devices or digital systems classified under other G06 subclasses.
Additional Content
Counting in machines for making cigarettes Counting in machines for shaping metal without removing material Counting in printing machines or presses Counting in office copying machines Counting of axles of rail vehicles Counting in packaging machines Entry or exit registers
Related Keywords
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G06M 1/00 Design features of general application
- G06M 11/00 Counting of objects distributed at random, e.g. on a surface
- G06M 15/00 Counting of objects, not otherwise provided for
- G06M 3/00 Counters with additional facilities
- G06M 7/00 Counting of objects carried by a conveyor
- G06M 9/00 Counting of objects in a stack thereof
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