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IPC Subgroup
G08B 21/02

Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons

Introduced: January 2000

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for > Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
SIGNALLING
Subclass:
SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G08B 21/04 responsive to non-activity, e.g. of elderly persons
  • G08B 21/06 indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms
  • G08B 21/08 responsive to the presence of persons in a body of water, e.g. a swimming pool; responsive to an abnormal condition of a body of water
  • G08B 21/1 responsive to calamitous events, e.g. tornados or earthquakes

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