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G07C 1/00

Registering, indicating, or recording the time of events or elapsed time, e.g. time-recorders for work people

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
CHECKING-DEVICES
Subclass:
TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

Related Keywords

registering elapsed TIME; registering TIME of events

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G07C 1/2 Checking timed patrols, e.g. of watchman
  • G07C 1/3 Parking meters
  • G07C 1/32 Time-recording locks

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G07, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TOSHIBA TEC CORPORATION 3,312
  2. IGT US 2,296
  3. SHENZHEN YIHUA COMPUTER COMPANY 2,232
  4. SHENZHEN YIHUA TIME TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2,144
  5. SHENZHEN YIHUA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE 2,055
  6. ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA AU 1,651
  7. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,586
  8. OKI ELECTRIC IND COMPANY 1,497
  9. GLORY 1,424
  10. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,379