DIFF Main Group
A47L 11/00 Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
Introduced: September 1968
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 11 subcodes exist in both systems.
5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- A47L 11/02 Floor surfacing or polishing machines (polishing machines in general B24B29/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A47L 11/26 Floor-scrubbing machines, hand-driven (A47L11/29 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A47L 11/28 Floor-scrubbing machines, motor-driven (A47L11/29 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A47L 11/29 Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A47L 11/32 Carpet-sweepers (combined with suction cleaners A47L7/02) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A47L 11/34 Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A47L 11/38 Machines, specially adapted for cleaning walls, ceilings, roofs, or the like IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A47L 11/40 Parts or details of machines not groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, , e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers +15 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class A47,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ZHEJIANG SUPOR 13,571
- MIDEA 10,855
- JOYOUNG COMPANY 10,106
- FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING COMPANY 9,846
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,657
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 4,805
- GUANGDONG MIDEA ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE COMPANY 4,508
- NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 4,300
- HAIER SMART HOME 3,964
- BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,910
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class A47,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 8,633
- BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 4,258
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 3,477
- MIDEA 3,257
- SEB FR 2,786
- FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,614
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 2,370
- VORWERK & CO. INTERHOLDING DE 2,248
- HAIER SMART HOME 2,169
- MIELE DE 2,019