Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats (A47C1/00, A47C4/00 take precedence)

Filing statistics

CPC A47C 3/00 belongs to the parent subclass A47C, which recorded 71,520 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 4,993 in 2013 to 4,546 in 2023 (-9%), peaking at 8,774 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class A47 are LG ELECTRONICS (8,633 applications), BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) (4,258 applications) and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (3,477 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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A47C 3/02 Rocking chairs
A47C 3/04 Stackable chairs; Nesting chairs
A47C 3/12 with shell-shape seat and back-rest unit, e.g. having arm rests
A47C 3/14 of asymmetrical shape
A47C 3/16 of legless type, e.g. with seat directly resting on the floor (A47C3/14 takes precedence); Hassocks; Pouffes
A47C 3/18 Chairs or stools with rotatable seat (adjustable in height by rotation A47C3/24)
A47C 3/20 Chairs or stools with vertically-adjustable seats

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A47, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

LG ELECTRONICS KR 8,633
BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 4,258
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 3,477
MIDEA 3,257
SEB FR 2,786
FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,614
GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 2,370
VORWERK & CO. INTERHOLDING DE 2,248
HAIER SMART HOME 2,169
MIELE DE 2,019