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G08G 1/07

Controlling traffic signals

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Traffic control systems for road vehicles > Controlling traffic signals

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
SIGNALLING
Subclass:
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS

Filing statistics

IPC G08G 1/07 belongs to the parent subclass G08G, which recorded 217,850 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 10,726 in 2013 to 19,713 in 2023 (+84%), peaking at 24,886 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

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Child Classifications

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  • G08G 1/08 according to detected number or speed of vehicles
  • G08G 1/085 using a free-running cyclic timer
  • G08G 1/087 Override of traffic control, e.g. by signal transmitted by an emergency vehicle

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