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G08C 17/06

using capacity coupling

Introduced: January 1995

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link > using capacity coupling

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
SIGNALLING
Subclass:
TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS

Filing statistics

IPC G08C 17/06 belongs to the parent subclass G08C, which recorded 103,496 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 7,229 in 2013 to 4,700 in 2023 (-35%), peaking at 13,211 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class G08 are TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (6,781 applications), SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (5,954 applications) and ROBERT BOSCH (3,656 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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