A47L 11/20 combined with vacuum cleaning devices
Full Title
Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings > Floor surfacing or polishing machines (polishing machines in general B24B29/00) > combined with vacuum cleaning devices
Filing statistics
CPC A47L 11/20 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 11/202 having separate drive for the cleaning brushes
- A47L 11/204 having combined drive for brushes and for vacuum cleaning
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