CPC Main Group
A47K 11/00 Closets without flushing; Urinals without flushing; Chamber pots; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets
Filing statistics
CPC A47K 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass A47K, which recorded 49,317 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 3,641 in 2013 to 2,717 in 2023 (-25%), peaking at 5,886 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
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A47K 11/02 Dry closets, e.g. incinerator closets
- A47K 11/04 Room closets; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets, e.g. night chairs
- A47K 11/06 Chamber-pots
- A47K 11/08 Night cabinets or tables with closets or bidet equipment
- A47K 11/10 Hand tools for cleaning the toilet bowl
- A47K 11/12 Urinals without flushing
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