CPC Main Group
A47G 21/00 Table-ware (crumb trays A47L13/52; table knives B26B)
Filing statistics
CPC A47G 21/00 belongs to the parent subclass A47G, which recorded 72,947 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 4,530 in 2013 to 3,688 in 2023 (-19%), peaking at 9,968 applications in 2017. 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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Child Classifications
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- A47G 21/02 Forks; Forks with ejectors; Combined forks and spoons; Salad servers
- A47G 21/04 Spoons; Pastry servers
- A47G 21/06 Combined or separable sets of table-service utensils; Oyster knives with openers; Fish servers with means for removing bones (kitchen equipment A47J)
- A47G 21/08 Serving devices for one-handed persons
- A47G 21/10 Sugar tongs; Asparagus tongs; Other food tongs
- A47G 21/12 Toothpick holders
- A47G 21/14 Knife racks or stands; Holders for table utensils attachable to plates
- A47G 21/16 Table-cloth or napkin holders
- A47G 21/18 Drinking straws or the like ( for therapeutic purposes A61J15/00 )
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