CPC Main Group
A61G 1/00 Stretchers
Filing statistics
CPC A61G 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass A61G, which recorded 74,800 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 3,658 in 2013 to 6,117 in 2023 (+67%), peaking at 9,541 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class A61 are PHILIPS ELECTRONICS (20,621 applications), NOVARTIS (15,792 applications) and ROCHE (14,303 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- A61G 1/003 with facilities for picking up patients or disabled persons, e.g. break-away type or using endless belts
- A61G 1/007 with skis or sled runners (ski vehicles A63C5/00)
- A61G 1/01 Sheets specially adapted for use as or with stretchers (restraining devices used in nursing A61F5/37)
- A61G 1/013 foldable or collapsible (A61G1/017 takes precedence)
- A61G 1/017 convertible into chairs
- A61G 1/02 with wheels
- A61G 1/04 Parts, details or accessories, e.g. head-, foot-, or like rests specially adapted for stretchers
- A61G 1/06 Supports for stretchers, e.g. to be placed in or on vehicles
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A61, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 20,621
- NOVARTIS CH 15,792
- ROCHE CH 14,303
- COVIDIEN US 13,862
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 13,454
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 12,798
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 12,140
- L'OREAL FR 11,800
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,894
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED US 9,513