Parts, details or accessories of beds (devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 )

Introduced: January 1990

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Parts, details or accessories of beds

CPC: Parts, details or accessories of beds (devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 )

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons > Parts, details or accessories of beds

CPC:

Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons (stretchers with facilities for picking up patients or disabled persons A61G1/003) > Parts, details or accessories of beds (devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 )

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 10 additional codes.

10 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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A61G 7/0501 CPC only CPC only
A61G 7/0502 CPC only CPC only
A61G 7/0503 CPC only CPC only
A61G 7/0504 CPC only CPC only
A61G 7/0506 CPC only CPC only
A61G 7/0507 +7 CPC CPC only CPC only
A61G 7/0525 CPC only CPC only
A61G 7/0526 CPC only CPC only
A61G 7/0527 CPC only CPC only
A61G 7/0528 CPC only CPC only
A61G 7/053 Aids for getting into, or out of, bed, e.g. steps, chairs, since 1990 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61G 7/057 Arrangements for preventing bed-sores or for supporting patients with burns, e.g. mattresses specially adapted therefor since 1990 +8 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A61G 7/065 Rests specially adapted therefor since 1990 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