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A41D 19/00

Gloves

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
WEARING APPAREL
Subclass:
OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES

Filing statistics

IPC A41D 19/00 belongs to the parent subclass A41D, which recorded 165,987 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 10,073 in 2013 to 11,423 in 2023 (+13%), peaking at 32,490 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class A41 are NIKE (840 applications), NIKE INNOVATE (719 applications) and 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) (444 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

GAUNTLETSGLOVE(S)MITTENSSTALL(S) -gloves as common wearing apparel

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Child Classifications

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  • A41D 19/01 with undivided covering for all four fingers, i.e. mittens
  • A41D 19/015 Protective gloves
  • A41D 19/02 Arrangements for cutting-out, or shapes of, glove blanks
  • A41D 19/04 Appliances for making gloves; Measuring devices for glove-making

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NIKE US 840
  2. NIKE INNOVATE US 719
  3. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 444
  4. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 351
  5. HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 287
  6. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 257
  7. JIANGXI INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY 248
  8. ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY 235
  9. GUANGDONG COSMO-LADY INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 219
  10. GUNZE 218