IPC Subgroup
G16H 30/2 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
Introduced: January 2018
Full Title
ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images > for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
- Subclass:
- HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
Additional Content
DICOM Digital imaging and communications in medicine HL7 Health level 7 PACS Picture archiving and communication systems
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G16, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 4,707
- IBM (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION) US 1,767
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,458
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,144
- ILLUMINA US 1,097
- SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DE 1,074
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 1,026
- FUJIFILM JP 990
- PING AN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 892
- ROCHE CH 864