CPC Definition - Subclass G12B
This place covers:
Only details which are restricted to mechanical measuring instrument.
Details which already are covered by any other subclass in sections A, F, G or H are classified under those corresponding places and not under G12B.
This place does not cover:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Insulation or protection of buildings | |
Damping of shock or vibrations movement | |
Emergency protection of apparatus in general | |
Screening of lighting devices | |
Cooling by refrigeration | |
Heat-exchange or heat-transfer details | |
Calibrating of measuring instrument | |
Optical filters | |
In connection with acoustic waves | |
In connection with nuclear radiation | |
Cooling of electronic apparatus | |
Electromagnetic shielding of electronic apparatus |
Attention is drawn to the Notes following the IPC title of section G, especially as regards to the definition of the term "measuring" in Note (2) following the title of class G01.
Groups G12B 3/00, G12B 13/00, G12B 15/00, G12B 17/00 are not used anymore for classifying new documents.
Groups G12B 1/00, G12B 5/00, G12B 9/00 and G12B 11/00 are used only very rarely.
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Apparatus: | a category of subject matter which is a machine or device, described in terms of its functional capabilities or structural features, that is used to make a product, or to carry out a non-manufacturing process or activity. |
This place covers:
Actuating mechanisms of small size, e.g. Micromotion actuators for microdisplacement.
This place does not cover:
Thermometers using bimetallic elements | |
Thermally-actuating switches |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Bellows in general |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Damping of shock or vibrations in general | |
Avoiding out-of-balance forces | |
Testing balance |
This group deals with obsolete technology and is therefore not used for classifying new documents
This place covers:
Adjusting mechanisms of small size, e.g. sensor positioning devices.
This place does not cover:
Compensating by cooling |
This place covers:
Mechanical details of casings, housings, cabinets etc. for accommodating a mechanical measuring instrument, or supports and devices for carrying or holding such instruments.
Examples of places in relation to which this place is residual:
Housings; Supports specially adapted for an instrument or a set of instruments | |
Bases, casings or covers of switching devices | |
Bases or cases of electrical coupling devices | |
Frameworks, boards, panels, desks or casings for the supply or distribution of electric power | |
Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Supports adapted for vehicle instrument | |
Supports adapted for aircraft instrument | |
Supports in general | |
Containers, seals or encapsulation of semiconductor or other solid-state devices |
This place covers:
- Illuminating device of instruments in general.
- Indicating elements of instruments.
Examples of places in relation to which this place is residual:
Dashboards | |
Arrangements of lighting devices for dashboards | |
Structurally-combined illuminating devices for component parts of measuring arrangements not specially adapted for a specific variable | |
Component parts of indicators for measuring arrangements not specially adapted for a specific variable | |
Arrangements of scales, pointers, lamps, or acoustic indicators, e.g. in automobile speedometers |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Optical elements, systems, or apparatus | |
Indicating (displaying) arrangements for variable information |