G05B 19/04
Program control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic
Official title: Program control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers (G05B19/418 takes precedence)
G05B19/04 (Program control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic) appears on 15,433 US grants and 17,152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05B- Granted patents
- 15,433
- Published applications
- 17,152
- Assignees
- 5,055
- Inventors
- 32,996
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 63 | 0 |
| 1977 | 53 | 0 |
| 1978 | 65 | 0 |
| 1979 | 62 | 0 |
| 1980 | 78 | 0 |
| 1981 | 83 | 0 |
| 1982 | 63 | 0 |
| 1983 | 70 | 0 |
| 1984 | 55 | 0 |
| 1985 | 55 | 0 |
| 1986 | 66 | 0 |
| 1987 | 73 | 0 |
| 1988 | 60 | 0 |
| 1989 | 98 | 0 |
| 1990 | 90 | 0 |
| 1991 | 92 | 0 |
| 1992 | 81 | 0 |
| 1993 | 107 | 0 |
| 1994 | 101 | 0 |
| 1995 | 96 | 0 |
| 1996 | 107 | 0 |
| 1997 | 101 | 0 |
| 1998 | 170 | 0 |
| 1999 | 152 | 0 |
| 2000 | 122 | 0 |
| 2001 | 124 | 69 |
| 2002 | 137 | 234 |
| 2003 | 164 | 268 |
| 2004 | 189 | 249 |
| 2005 | 174 | 256 |
| 2006 | 231 | 258 |
| 2007 | 155 | 268 |
| 2008 | 146 | 270 |
| 2009 | 153 | 329 |
| 2010 | 229 | 375 |
| 2011 | 225 | 280 |
| 2012 | 255 | 348 |
| 2013 | 273 | 458 |
| 2014 | 317 | 503 |
| 2015 | 353 | 646 |
| 2016 | 432 | 841 |
| 2017 | 531 | 1178 |
| 2018 | 808 | 1270 |
| 2019 | 1204 | 1477 |
| 2020 | 1203 | 1448 |
| 2021 | 1203 | 1435 |
| 2022 | 1152 | 1453 |
| 2023 | 1126 | 1179 |
| 2024 | 1092 | 914 |
| 2025 | 887 | 706 |
| 2026 | 507 | 440 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G05B 19/042Using digital processors11,225
- G05B 19/05Programmable logic controllers2,756
- G05B 19/048Monitoring971
- G05B 19/10Using selector switches540
- G05B 19/12Using record carriers418
- G05B 19/045Using logic state machines, consisting only of a memory or a programmable269
- G05B 19/07Where the program is defined in the fixed connection of electrical elements167
- G05B 19/041Function-oriented details114
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