IPC Main Group
G07B 17/00 Franking apparatus
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
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
Related Keywords
FRANKING -apparatus in general
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G07B 17/02 with means for computing or counting
- G07B 17/04 with means for avoiding misuse
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
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- SHENZHEN YIHUA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE 2,055
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- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,586
- OKI ELECTRIC IND COMPANY 1,497
- GLORY 1,424
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,379