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CPC Main Group
A61G 1/00

Stretchers

8 direct subcodes

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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 1/06 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

  1. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 20,621
  2. NOVARTIS CH 15,792
  3. ROCHE CH 14,303
  4. COVIDIEN US 13,862
  5. HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 13,454
  6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 12,798
  7. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 12,140
  8. L'OREAL FR 11,800
  9. OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,894
  10. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED US 9,513