IPC Subgroup
A42B 1/04 Soft caps; Hoods
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2021
Full Title
Hats; Caps; Hoods > Soft caps; Hoods
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- HEADWEAR
- Subclass:
- HATS; HEAD COVERINGS
Additional Content
Swimming helmets
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A42B 1/041 Peakless soft head coverings, e.g. turbans or berets
- A42B 1/045 fastened under the chin, e.g. bonnets
- A42B 1/046 Balaclavas
- A42B 1/048 Detachable hoods
- A42B 1/049 Nightcaps
- A42B 1/06 Caps with flaps; Motoring caps
- A42B 1/08 with protection against blows
- A42B 1/12 Bathing caps
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A42, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 411
- BELL SPORTS US 256
- MIPS SE 221
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 148
- GENTEX CORPORATION US 129
- KASK IT 122
- PFANNER SCHUTZBEKLEIDUNG AT 114
- GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 107
- GU ZHENGHUI 88
- MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION US 82