DIFF Subgroup
A42B 1/04 Soft caps; Hoods
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Hats; Caps; Hoods > Soft caps; Hoods
Additional Content IPC
Swimming helmets
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 8 subcodes exist in both systems.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- A42B 1/041 Peakless soft head coverings, e.g. turbans or berets (A42B1/045, A42B1/046 take precedence) since 2021 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A42B 1/045 fastened under the chin, e.g. bonnets (millinery A42B1/16) since 2021 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A42B 1/049 Nightcaps (hair nets or hair-protecting caps A45D8/40) since 2021 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class A42,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 411
- BELL SPORTS US 256
- MIPS SE 221
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 148
- GENTEX CORPORATION US 129
- KASK IT 122
- PFANNER SCHUTZBEKLEIDUNG AT 114
- GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 107
- GU ZHENGHUI 88
- MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION US 82
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class A42,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 277
- BELL SPORTS US 265
- MIPS SE 225
- GENTEX CORPORATION US 150
- KASK IT 125
- PFANNER SCHUTZBEKLEIDUNG AT 115
- NIKE US 107
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 102
- STRYKER CORPORATION US 95
- ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) US 92