A63B APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)
Introduced: September 1968
Description
Covers mechanical devices, equipment, and apparatus designed for individual physical training, gymnastic exercise, aquatic sports, climbing activities, and fencing. Includes training aids, exercise machines, protective gear, and specialized equipment for ball games such as tennis, badminton, and golf. Excludes general-purpose furniture, sports venues or playing fields themselves, and clothing or footwear (covered under other classes).
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
CPC: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)
Additional Content IPC
Protective equipment in the form of clothing or garments for sporting purposes in the form of caps or hats Helmets Apparatus for passive exercising or massage Unicycles Vessels or like floating structures for pleasure or sport , Life-saving in water Breathing aids for swimming, e.g. snorkels Divers' sleds or like craft Training of parachutists Archers' finger tabs Traps for clay-pigeon targets Devices for exercising or strengthening of fingers or arms in teaching music In relation to climbing or mountaineering equipment: . Non-skid devices or attachments for footwear, e.g. crampons Breathing masks or helmets for use at high altitudes Safety belts for climbers Picks Ladders attached to fixed structures
Of 52 combined children, 40 exist in both systems.
11 codes are CPC-only extensions, 1 exist only in IPC.
Note: 11 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
22 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- A63B 102/00 Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity since 2015 −19 IPC IPC only IPC only
- A63B 17/00 Exercising apparatus combining several parts such as ladders, rods, beams, slides IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63B 21/00 Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices (electric or electronic controls therefor A63B24/00) +11 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63B 2102/00 Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity 2nd only +19 CPC CPC only CPC only
- A63B 22/00 Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements (force-resisting aspects A63B21/00; electric or electronic controls therefor A63B24/00) since 1990 +10 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63B 2208/00 Characteristics or parameters related to the user or player 2nd only +5 CPC CPC only CPC only
- A63B 2220/00 Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity 2nd only +12 CPC CPC only CPC only
- A63B 2225/00 Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment 2nd only +21 CPC CPC only CPC only
- A63B 2243/00 Specific ball sports not provided for in A63B2102/00 - A63B2102/38 2nd only +9 CPC CPC only CPC only
- A63B 23/00 Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body (A63B22/00 takes precedence; force-resisting aspects A63B21/00; electric or electronic controls therefor A63B24/00; devices for exercising or strengthening of fingers, or arms in teaching operation of keyboards G09B15/06) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; since 1990 +7 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class A63,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SANKYO 23,899
- SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY 23,718
- DAIICHI SHOKAI COMPANY 13,338
- KYORAKU SANGYO 10,447
- UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 9,545
- SANEI R & D COMPANY 9,135
- SAMMY CORPORATION 7,126
- NEWGIN CORPORATION 5,651
- NETEASE 4,877
- HEIWA CORPORATION 3,938
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class A63,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NETEASE 4,324
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 3,255
- SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT JP 2,643
- TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY CN 2,353
- UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS US 2,005
- KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION US 1,883
- ACUSHNET COMPANY US 1,495
- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,272
- NINTENDO COMPANY JP 1,260
- SONY CORPORATION JP 1,169