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A41H 43/02

Handling garment parts or blanks, e.g. feeding, piling, separating or reversing

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Other methods, machines, or appliances > Handling garment parts or blanks, e.g. feeding, piling, separating or reversing

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
WEARING APPAREL
Subclass:
APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Filing statistics

IPC A41H 43/02 belongs to the parent subclass A41H, which recorded 18,428 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 589 in 2013 to 1,661 in 2023 (+182%), peaking at 4,873 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

HANDLING garment parts or blanks

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