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IPC Subgroup
G07D 7/1

Microwaves

Introduced: January 2000

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency > using wave or particle radiation > Microwaves

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
CHECKING-DEVICES
Subclass:
HANDLING OF COINS OR OF VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING

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