IPC Subgroup
G07B 13/02 Details; Accessories
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Taximeters > Details; Accessories
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- CHECKING-DEVICES
- Subclass:
- TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; TAXIMETERS; ARRANGEMENTS OR APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING FARES, TOLLS OR ENTRANCE FEES AT ONE OR MORE CONTROL POINTS; FRANKING APPARATUS
Filing statistics
IPC G07B 13/02 belongs to the parent subclass G07B, which recorded 25,986 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,626 in 2013 to 1,694 in 2023 (+4%), peaking at 3,057 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class G07 are TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION (3,312 applications), IGT (2,296 applications) and SHENZHEN YIHUA COMPUTER COMPANY (2,232 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G07B 13/04 for indicating fare or state of hire
- G07B 13/06 Driving arrangements
- G07B 13/08 Tariff-changing arrangements
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G07, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION 3,312
- IGT US 2,296
- SHENZHEN YIHUA COMPUTER COMPANY 2,232
- SHENZHEN YIHUA TIME TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2,144
- SHENZHEN YIHUA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE 2,055
- ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA AU 1,651
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,586
- OKI ELECTRIC IND COMPANY 1,497
- GLORY 1,424
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,379