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A43D 95/00

Shoe-finishing machines

Introduced: September 1968

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 13 subcodes exist in both systems.

5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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  • A43D 95/02 Machines for treating or smoothing shoe uppers to remove wrinkles, folds, or the like IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 95/04 Machines for laying channel-flaps IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 95/06 Machines for colouring or chemical treatment; Ornamenting the sole bottoms (burnishing A43D95/20) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 95/08 Machines or tools for scouring, abrading, or finishing, with or without dust-separating (suction cleaners for removing dust A47L5/00; domestic cleaning of footwear A47L23/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 95/10 Drying or heating devices for shoes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 95/14 incorporating marking, printing, or embossing apparatus (ornamentation of shoe part blanks A43D8/16; printing per se , stamping per se B41) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 95/20 Machines for burnishing soles or heels IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 95/22 Machines for burnishing the edges of soles, with or without devices for edge-indenting IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 95/24 Machines for buffing soles IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 95/26 Devices for applying wax IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A43D 95/28 Machines for attaching protectors to soles or heels IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A43,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NIKE US 3,884
  2. NIKE INNOVATE US 3,037
  3. NIKE INNOVATE NL 1,179
  4. 耐克创新有限合伙公司 902
  5. NIKE INNOVATE 842
  6. ADIDAS DE 707
  7. ASICS CORPORATION JP 573
  8. ANTA (CHINA) COMPANY 417
  9. XTEP (CHINA) COMPANY 340
  10. PUMA SE DE 333

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A43,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NIKE US 4,108
  2. NIKE INNOVATE US 3,339
  3. NIKE INNOVATE NL 1,253
  4. 耐克创新有限合伙公司 969
  5. NIKE INNOVATE 910
  6. ADIDAS DE 768
  7. ASICS CORPORATION JP 591
  8. PUMA SE DE 344
  9. ADIDAS 323
  10. UNDER ARMOUR US 235