for upper limbs

Introduced: January 1990

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body > for limbs, i.e. upper or lower limbs, e.g. simultaneously > for upper limbs

CPC:

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) > for limbs, i.e. upper or lower limbs, e.g. simultaneously > for upper limbs

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 4 additional codes.

4 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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A63B 23/1209 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
A63B 23/1245 +3 CPC CPC only CPC only
A63B 23/1281 CPC only CPC only
A63B 23/129 CPC only CPC only
A63B 23/14 for wrist joints since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
A63B 23/16 for hands or fingers since 1990 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