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[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 1][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 1]1 GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS OR PROCESS
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 2][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 2]2 Subclass 2 indent level is 1 Plural processors
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 3][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 3]3 Subclass 3 indent level is 2 Master-slave
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 4][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 4]4 Subclass 4 indent level is 2 Parallel
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 6][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 6]6 Subclass 6 indent level is 2 Hybrid types (analog, digital)
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 7][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 7]7 Subclass 7 indent level is 2 Including sequence or logic processor
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 8][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 8]8 Subclass 8 indent level is 1 Cascade control
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 9][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 9]9 Subclass 9 indent level is 1 Supervisory control
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 10][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 10]10 Subclass 10 indent level is 2 Of analog controllers
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 11][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 11]11 Subclass 11 indent level is 1 Sequential or selective
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 12][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 12]12 Subclass 12 indent level is 2 State of condition or parameter (e.g., on/off)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 17][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 17]17 Subclass 17 indent level is 2 Operator interface (e.g., display with control)
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 19][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 19]19 Subclass 19 indent level is 2 Plural controlled systems, mechanisms, or elements
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 20][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 20]20 Subclass 20 indent level is 2 Plural controllers
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 21][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 21]21 Subclass 21 indent level is 2 Failure protection or reliability
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 22][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 22]22 Subclass 22 indent level is 2 Electrical power distribution
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 23][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 23]23 Subclass 23 indent level is 2 Sequence program response
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 28][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 28]28 Subclass 28 indent level is 1 Optimization or adaptive control
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 29][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 29]29 Subclass 29 indent level is 2 Having model
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 32][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 32]32 Subclass 32 indent level is 2 Specific criteria of system performance
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 38][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 38]38 Subclass 38 indent level is 2 Having perturbation
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 40][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 40]40 Subclass 40 indent level is 2 Plural modes
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 44][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 44]44 Subclass 44 indent level is 2 Feed-forward (e.g., predictive)
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 46][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 46]46 Subclass 46 indent level is 2 Rate control
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 47][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 47]47 Subclass 47 indent level is 2 Trainable system (e.g., self-learning, self-organizing)
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 49][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 49]49 Subclass 49 indent level is 2 Expert system
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 50][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 50]50 Subclass 50 indent level is 2 Fuzzy logic
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 51][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 51]51 Subclass 51 indent level is 2 Statistical process control (SPC)
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 52][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 52]52 Subclass 52 indent level is 2 Parameter estimation or identification
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 53][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 53]53 Subclass 53 indent level is 2 Multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) system feature (e.g., decoupling)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 54][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 54]54 Subclass 54 indent level is 2 Having particular compensation or stabilization feature
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 56][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 56]56 Subclass 56 indent level is 1 Digital positioning (other than machine tool)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 57][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 57]57 Subclass 57 indent level is 2 Alignment or registration
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 60][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 60]60 Subclass 60 indent level is 2 Support positioning (e.g., table, stage)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 61][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 61]61 Subclass 61 indent level is 2 Multiple axis motion or path control
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 65][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 65]65 Subclass 65 indent level is 2 Operator control of remotely located element
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 66][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 66]66 Subclass 66 indent level is 2 Having particular position determining apparatue (e.g., portable or handheld)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 67][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 67]67 Subclass 67 indent level is 1 Plural variables
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 68][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 68]68 Subclass 68 indent level is 2 Ratio
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 69][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 69]69 Subclass 69 indent level is 2 Positional (e.g., velocity, acceleration)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 71][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 71]71 Subclass 71 indent level is 1 Specific compensation or stabilization feature
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 72][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 72]72 Subclass 72 indent level is 2 Lag (e.g., deadtime)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 73][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 73]73 Subclass 73 indent level is 1 Sampled data system
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 74][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 74]74 Subclass 74 indent level is 2 Variable rate
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 75][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 75]75 Subclass 75 indent level is 1 Multiple modes (e.g., digital/analog)
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 76][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 76]76 Subclass 76 indent level is 2 Manual/automatic
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 77][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 77]77 Subclass 77 indent level is 2 Fine/coarse
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 78][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 78]78 Subclass 78 indent level is 1 Having specific error signal generation (e.g., up/down counter)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 79][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 79]79 Subclass 79 indent level is 1 Having protection or reliability feature
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 80][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 80]80 Subclass 80 indent level is 2 Warning or alarm
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 81][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 81]81 Subclass 81 indent level is 2 Self-test
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 82][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 82]82 Subclass 82 indent level is 2 Backup/standby
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 83][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 83]83 Subclass 83 indent level is 1 Having operator control interface (e.g., control/display console)
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 84][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 84]84 Subclass 84 indent level is 2 Keyboard
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 85][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 85]85 Subclass 85 indent level is 2 Positional (e.g., joystick)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 86][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 86]86 Subclass 86 indent level is 1 Having preparation of program
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 87][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 87]87 Subclass 87 indent level is 2 Editing/modifying
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 88][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 88]88 Subclass 88 indent level is 2 Playback
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 89][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 89]89 Subclass 89 indent level is 1 Having specific algorithm
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 90][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 90]90 SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 91][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 91]91 Subclass 91 indent level is 1 Contest or contestant analysis, management, or monitoring (e.g., statistical analysis, handicapping, scoring)
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 92][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 92]92 Subclass 92 indent level is 2 Scoring
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 93][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 93]93 Subclass 93 indent level is 2 Probability determination or handicapping
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 94][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 94]94 Subclass 94 indent level is 1 Digital audio data processing system
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 95][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 95]95 Subclass 95 indent level is 1 Product assembly or manufacturing
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 96][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 96]96 Subclass 96 indent level is 2 Integrated system (Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 97][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 97]97 Subclass 97 indent level is 2 Design or planning
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 108][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 108]108 Subclass 108 indent level is 2 Performance monitoring
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 112][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 112]112 Subclass 112 indent level is 2 Having particular work transport control between manufacturing stations
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 114][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 114]114 Subclass 114 indent level is 2 Work positioning
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 115][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 115]115 Subclass 115 indent level is 2 Product tracking (e.g., having product or carrier identification)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 117][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 117]117 Subclass 117 indent level is 2 Particular manufactured product or operation
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 118][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 118]118 Subclass 118 indent level is 3 Three-dimensional product forming
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 121][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 121]121 Subclass 121 indent level is 3 Integrated circuit production or semiconductor fabrication
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 122][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 122]122 Subclass 122 indent level is 3 Continuous material having indeterminate length (e.g., web, strand, strip, or sheet)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 130][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 130]130 Subclass 130 indent level is 3 Textile
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 145][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 145]145 Subclass 145 indent level is 3 Metal
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 157][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 157]157 Subclass 157 indent level is 3 Glassware forming
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 159][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 159]159 Subclass 159 indent level is 3 Machining
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 196][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 196]196 Subclass 196 indent level is 3 Extruding
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 197][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 197]197 Subclass 197 indent level is 3 Molding
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 206][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 206]206 Subclass 206 indent level is 3 Pressing
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 207][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 207]207 Subclass 207 indent level is 3 Heating
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 213][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 213]213 Subclass 213 indent level is 1 Article handling
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 214][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 214]214 Subclass 214 indent level is 2 Article storing, retrieval, or arrangement (e.g., warehousing, automated library)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 219][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 219]219 Subclass 219 indent level is 2 Associating or disassociating plural articles
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 225][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 225]225 Subclass 225 indent level is 2 Having an identification code
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 228][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 228]228 Subclass 228 indent level is 2 Having particular transport between article handling stations
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 231][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 231]231 Subclass 231 indent level is 2 Dispensing or vending
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 245][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 245]245 Subclass 245 indent level is 1 Robot control
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 246][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 246]246 Subclass 246 indent level is 2 Combined with knowledge processing (e.g., natural language system)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 247][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 247]247 Subclass 247 indent level is 2 Plural controlled devices or plural nonvision controlling devices
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 250][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 250]250 Subclass 250 indent level is 2 Specific enhancing or modifying technique (e.g., adaptive control)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 258][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 258]258 Subclass 258 indent level is 2 Having particular sensor
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 260][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 260]260 Subclass 260 indent level is 2 Having control of force
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 262][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 262]262 Subclass 262 indent level is 2 Using particular manipulator orientation computation (e.g., vector/matrix calculation)
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 264][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 264]264 Subclass 264 indent level is 2 Having particular operator interface (e.g., teaching box, digitizer, tablet, pendant, dummy arm)
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 265][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 265]265 Subclass 265 indent level is 1 Nonreactive mixing process (e.g., mixing cement, preparing solution, diluting chemical)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 266][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 266]266 Subclass 266 indent level is 1 Chemical process control or monitoring system
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 267][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 267]267 Subclass 267 indent level is 2 Titration or pH level
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 268][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 268]268 Subclass 268 indent level is 2 Synthesis process
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 270][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 270]270 Subclass 270 indent level is 2 Distillation
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 271][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 271]271 Subclass 271 indent level is 2 Refinement or purification or rejuvenation
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 273][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 273]273 Subclass 273 indent level is 2 Separation process
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 274][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 274]274 Subclass 274 indent level is 2 Control of combustion or heating apparatus (e.g., kiln, furnace, autoclave, burner, combusion system)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 275][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 275]275 Subclass 275 indent level is 1 Mechanical control system
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 276][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 276]276 Subclass 276 indent level is 2 HVAC control
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 279][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 279]279 Subclass 279 indent level is 2 Balancing or alignment
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 280][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 280]280 Subclass 280 indent level is 2 Vibration or acoustic noise control
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 281][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 281]281 Subclass 281 indent level is 2 Control of fluid level or volume
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 282][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 282]282 Subclass 282 indent level is 2 Flow control (e.g., valve or pump control)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 286][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 286]286 Subclass 286 indent level is 1 Electrical power generation or distribution system
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 287][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 287]287 Subclass 287 indent level is 2 Turbine or generator control
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 291][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 291]291 Subclass 291 indent level is 2 Energy consumption or demand prediction or estimation
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 292][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 292]292 Subclass 292 indent level is 2 System protection (e.g., circuit interrupter, circuit limiter, voltage suppressor)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 295][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 295]295 Subclass 295 indent level is 2 Power allocation management (e.g., load adding/shedding)
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 297][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 297]297 Subclass 297 indent level is 2 Power supply regulation operation
[List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 299][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 299]299 Subclass 299 indent level is 1 Specific application of temperature responsive control system
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 300][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 300]300 Subclass 300 indent level is 2 For heating or cooling
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 301][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 301]301 Subclass 301 indent level is 1 Specific application of pressure responsive control system
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 302][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 302]302 Subclass 302 indent level is 1 Specific application of positional responsive control system
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 303][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 303]303 Subclass 303 indent level is 1 Specific application of dimensional responsive control system
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 304][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 304]304 Subclass 304 indent level is 1 Specific application of speed responsive control system
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 305][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 305]305 Subclass 305 indent level is 1 Specific application of weight responsive control system
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 306][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 306]306 Subclass 306 indent level is 1 Specific application of control based on elapsed time
 
CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
 
 [List of Pre Grant Publications for class 700 subclass 900][List of Patents for class 700 subclass 900]900 SPECIAL ROBOT STRUCTURAL ELEMENT
 
FOREIGN ART COLLECTIONS
 
      FOR000          CLASS-RELATED FOREIGN DOCUMENTS
Any foreign patents or non-patent literature from subclasses that have been reclassified have been transferred directly to FOR Collections listed below. These Collections contain ONLY foreign patents or non-patent literature. The parenthetical references in the Collection titles refer to the abolished subclasses from which these Collections were derived.
      FOR101          SEQUENTIAL OR SELECTIVE DATA PROCESSING CONROL SYSTEM, METHOD, OR APPARATUS (364/140)
      FOR102          OPTIMIZATION OR ADAPTIVE DATA PROCESSING CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD, OR APPARATUS (364/148)
      FOR103          DIGITAL POSITIONING (OTHER THAN MACHINE TOOL) CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD, OR APPARATUS (364/167.01)
  FOR104          GAME OR AMUSEMENT (364/410)
      FOR105          Subclass FOR105 indent level is 1 Scoring (364/411)
      FOR106          Subclass FOR106 indent level is 1 Wagering (364/412)

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