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DIFF Subgroup
A42B 1/0185

extendable, e.g. telescopic

Introduced: January 2021

Full Title

Hats; Caps; Hoods > with means for protecting the eyes, ears or nape, e.g. sun or rain shields; with air-inflated pads or removable linings > with means for protecting the eyes > Peaks or visors > extendable, e.g. telescopic

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A42,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 411
  2. BELL SPORTS US 256
  3. MIPS SE 221
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 148
  5. GENTEX CORPORATION US 129
  6. KASK IT 122
  7. PFANNER SCHUTZBEKLEIDUNG AT 114
  8. GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 107
  9. GU ZHENGHUI 88
  10. MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION US 82

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A42,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 277
  2. BELL SPORTS US 265
  3. MIPS SE 225
  4. GENTEX CORPORATION US 150
  5. KASK IT 125
  6. PFANNER SCHUTZBEKLEIDUNG AT 115
  7. NIKE US 107
  8. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 102
  9. STRYKER CORPORATION US 95
  10. ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) US 92