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A47F 7/22

for shirts

Full Title

Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials > for garments (for hosiery A47F7/10; for ties or collars A47F7/12; dummies, busts or the like A47F8/00; wardrobes with garment-holders A47B61/00; household implements used in connection with wearing apparel or dress holders, A47G25/00) > for shirts

Filing statistics

CPC A47F 7/22 belongs to the parent subclass A47F, which recorded 30,179 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,159 in 2013 to 1,767 in 2023 (-18%), peaking at 3,931 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

Top Applicants

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

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