IPC Main Group
A41D 13/00 Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- WEARING APPAREL
- Subclass:
- OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
Related Keywords
garments affording PROTECTION
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A41D 13/002 with controlled internal environment
- A41D 13/008 protecting against electric shocks or static electricity
- A41D 13/01 with reflective or luminous safety means
- A41D 13/012 for aquatic activities, e.g. with buoyancy aids
- A41D 13/015 with shock-absorbing means
- A41D 13/02 Overalls
- A41D 13/04 Aprons; Fastening devices for aprons
- A41D 13/05 protecting only a particular body part
- A41D 13/12 Surgeons' or patients' gowns or dresses
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NIKE US 840
- NIKE INNOVATE US 719
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 444
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 351
- HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 287
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 257
- JIANGXI INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY 248
- ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY 235
- GUANGDONG COSMO-LADY INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 219
- GUNZE 218