IPC Main Group
G08B 17/00 Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- SIGNALLING
- Subclass:
- SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
Related Keywords
FIRE(S) alarmsactuation of fire alarms by SMOKE
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G08B 17/02 Mechanical actuation of the alarm, e.g. by the breaking of a wire
- G08B 17/04 Hydraulic or pneumatic actuation of the alarm, e.g. by change of fluid pressure
- G08B 17/06 Electric actuation of the alarm, e.g. using a thermally-operated switch
- G08B 17/08 Actuation involving the use of explosive means
- G08B 17/1 Actuation by presence of smoke or gases
- G08B 17/12 Actuation by presence of radiation or particles, e.g. of infrared radiation or of ions
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G08, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 6,781
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 5,954
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,656
- DENSO CORPORATION 3,452
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 2,945
- DENSO CORPORATION JP 2,562
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL US 2,517
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 2,435
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,239
- PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2,119