B68G METHODS, EQUIPMENT, OR MACHINES FOR USE IN UPHOLSTERING; UPHOLSTERY NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Introduced: September 1968
Description
B68G covers machinery, equipment, and processes specifically designed for upholstering operations, including stuffing, padding, covering, and finishing textile or leather surfaces on furniture and similar articles. This classification encompasses both the specialized apparatus used in upholstery manufacture and novel upholstering techniques not captured by more specific classes within the saddlery and upholstery field. It addresses the industrial and craft methods for applying cushioning materials, fabrics, and decorative elements to create or restore upholstered goods, excluding specialized equipment covered under other B68 subclasses dedicated to saddlery components.
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B68G 13/00 Upholstered panels (; specially adapted for sound-absorption E04B, G10K ) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B68G 15/00 Auxiliary devices and tools specially for upholstery +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B68G 3/00 Treating materials to adapt them specially as upholstery filling IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B68G 5/00 Resilient upholstery pads (finished upholstery B68G11/00 ) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B68G 7/00 Making upholstery (manufacturing upholstered panels B68G13/00 ; sewing-machines D05B) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B68G 9/00 Placing upholstery springs in pockets; Fitting springs in upholstery +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B68G 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass since 2009 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B68,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TACHI S COMPANY 144
- TOYOTA BOSHOKU CORPORATION 131
- L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY US 84
- TACHI S COMPANY JP 81
- TS TECH COMPANY 79
- YOSHIDA KOGYO JP 78
- YOSHIDA KOGYO 54
- SPUEHL CH 50
- CHANGSHU BEALEAD AUTOMATIC MACHINE COMPANY 50
- ZHEJIANG HUAJIAN INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT 49
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B68,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY US 106
- YOSHIDA KOGYO JP 91
- TACHI S COMPANY JP 74
- TACHI S COMPANY 55
- SPUEHL CH 49
- YOSHIDA KOGYO 47
- HARRISON SPINKS COMPONENTS GB 47
- HS PRODUCTS GB 45
- DREAMWELL US 45
- PURPLE INNOVATION US 39