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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 17/12 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

  1. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 6,781
  2. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 5,954
  3. ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,656
  4. DENSO CORPORATION 3,452
  5. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 2,945
  6. DENSO CORPORATION JP 2,562
  7. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL US 2,517
  8. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 2,435
  9. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,239
  10. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2,119