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G08G 5/00

Traffic control systems for aircraft

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2025

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
SIGNALLING
Subclass:
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS

Additional Content

Glossary

air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air

Limiting references

Landing aids fitted in or to aircraft; safety measures fitted in or to aircraft to prevent collision with earth’s surface Visual or acoustic landing aids on the ground or on aircraft-carrier decks

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G08G 5/8 Anti-collision systems
  • G08G 5/9 specially adapted for urban air mobility [UAM]

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