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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.

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  • A47L 11/22 Floor-sweeping machines, hand-driven IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A47L 11/24 Floor-sweeping machines, motor-driven 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 11/34 Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A47L 11/36 Machines for beating upholstery 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

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A47,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ZHEJIANG SUPOR 13,571
  2. MIDEA 10,855
  3. JOYOUNG COMPANY 10,106
  4. FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING COMPANY 9,846
  5. LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,657
  6. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 4,805
  7. GUANGDONG MIDEA ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE COMPANY 4,508
  8. NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 4,300
  9. HAIER SMART HOME 3,964
  10. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,910

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A47,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG ELECTRONICS KR 8,633
  2. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 4,258
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 3,477
  4. MIDEA 3,257
  5. SEB FR 2,786
  6. FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,614
  7. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 2,370
  8. VORWERK & CO. INTERHOLDING DE 2,248
  9. HAIER SMART HOME 2,169
  10. MIELE DE 2,019