CPC Main Group
A63B 31/00 Swimming aids (teaching swimming A63B69/10 - A63B69/14; life-saving in water B63C9/00)
Filing statistics
CPC A63B 31/00 belongs to the parent subclass A63B, which recorded 127,592 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 7,807 in 2013 to 9,915 in 2023 (+27%), peaking at 14,514 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class A63 are NETEASE (4,324 applications), TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY (3,255 applications) and SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT (2,643 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A63B 31/02 Swimming gloves
- A63B 31/08 Swim fins, flippers or other swimming aids held by, or attachable to, the hands, arms, feet or legs (A63B31/18 takes precedence; worn as gloves A63B31/02)
- A63B 31/18 Swimming appliances with propulsive effect for hands and feet simultaneously
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A63, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NETEASE 4,324
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 3,255
- SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT JP 2,643
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY CN 2,353
- UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS US 2,005
- KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION US 1,883
- ACUSHNET COMPANY US 1,495
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,272
- NINTENDO COMPANY JP 1,260
- SONY CORPORATION JP 1,169