Combinations of baths, showers, sinks, wash-basins, closets, or urinals, not covered by a single other group of this subclass

Filing statistics

CPC A47K 4/00 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