Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings

Filing statistics

CPC A47L 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass A47L, which recorded 108,106 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 5,677 in 2013 to 9,353 in 2023 (+65%), peaking at 13,568 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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A47L 11/02 Floor surfacing or polishing machines (polishing machines in general B24B29/00)
A47L 11/22 Floor-sweeping machines, hand-driven
A47L 11/24 Floor-sweeping machines, motor-driven
A47L 11/26 Floor-scrubbing machines, hand-driven (A47L11/29 takes precedence)
A47L 11/28 Floor-scrubbing machines, motor-driven (A47L11/29 takes precedence)
A47L 11/29 Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid
A47L 11/32 Carpet-sweepers (combined with suction cleaners A47L7/02)
A47L 11/34 Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam
A47L 11/36 Machines for beating upholstery
A47L 11/38 Machines, specially adapted for cleaning walls, ceilings, roofs, or the like
A47L 11/40 Parts or details of machines not groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, , e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers

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