DIFF Subgroup
A61G 13/10 Parts, details or accessories (surgical drape sheets A61B46/00)
Introduced: January 1990
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Parts, details or accessories
CPC: Parts, details or accessories (surgical drape sheets A61B46/00)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Operating tables; Auxiliary appliances therefor > Parts, details or accessories
CPC:
Operating tables; Auxiliary appliances therefor (illumination of operating tables F21L, F21S or F21V ) > Parts, details or accessories (surgical drape sheets A61B46/00)
CPC subdivides this area 7x more granularly than IPC with 6 additional codes.
6 codes are CPC-only extensions.
IPC defines codes here since 1990.
Child Classifications
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- A61G 13/12 Rests specially adapted therefor; Arrangements of patient-supporting surfaces since 1990 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class A61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 18,523
- NOVARTIS CH 14,253
- COVIDIEN US 13,953
- ROCHE CH 12,005
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,955
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 11,692
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 11,596
- L'OREAL FR 11,593
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 11,297
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,594
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class A61,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 20,621
- NOVARTIS CH 15,792
- ROCHE CH 14,303
- COVIDIEN US 13,862
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 13,454
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 12,798
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 12,140
- L'OREAL FR 11,800
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,894
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED US 9,513