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A63B 51/00

Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets; Strings therefor; Maintenance of racket strings

Introduced: September 1968

Of 12 combined children, 9 exist in both systems.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • A63B 51/001 CPC only CPC only
  • A63B 51/002 CPC only CPC only
  • A63B 51/004 CPC only CPC only
  • A63B 51/005 Devices for measuring the tension of strings (for controlling the tension during stringing A63B51/14) since 2015 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A63B 51/01 Pre-woven string-sets ready for insertion into a frame since 2015 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A63B 51/015 String-aligning tools since 2015 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A63B 51/06 Double-sided stringing IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A63B 51/08 Diagonal stringing IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • A63B 51/12 Devices arranged in or on the racket for adjusting the tension of the strings IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A63,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SANKYO 23,899
  2. SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY 23,718
  3. DAIICHI SHOKAI COMPANY 13,338
  4. KYORAKU SANGYO 10,447
  5. UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 9,545
  6. SANEI R & D COMPANY 9,135
  7. SAMMY CORPORATION 7,126
  8. NEWGIN CORPORATION 5,651
  9. NETEASE 4,877
  10. HEIWA CORPORATION 3,938

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A63,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NETEASE 4,324
  2. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY 3,255
  3. SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT JP 2,643
  4. TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY CN 2,353
  5. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS US 2,005
  6. KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION US 1,883
  7. ACUSHNET COMPANY US 1,495
  8. MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING US 1,272
  9. NINTENDO COMPANY JP 1,260
  10. SONY CORPORATION JP 1,169