Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
Subclass:: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS, OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS

Filing statistics

IPC A47F 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass A47F, which recorded 77,268 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 3,393 in 2013 to 7,801 in 2023 (+130%), peaking at 11,112 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class A47 are ZHEJIANG SUPOR (13,571 applications), MIDEA (10,855 applications) and JOYOUNG COMPANY (10,106 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

CONTAINER(S) for storing or dispensing merchandiseDELIVERING merchandise for saleDISPENSING of merchandise for saledispensing GRANULAR in shopsracks or containers for dispensing MERCHANDISERACKS for dispensing merchandisecontainers for STORAGE of merchandise in shops

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Child Classifications

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A47F 1/02 for granulated or powdered materials
A47F 1/04 Containers with arrangements for dispensing articles
A47F 1/14 Containers adapted to stacking or to be combined with, or combined to form, a stand
A47F 1/16 Containers characterised by being rotatable
A47F 1/18 Combinations of racks and shop vending jars

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A47, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

ZHEJIANG SUPOR 13,571
MIDEA 10,855
JOYOUNG COMPANY 10,106
FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING COMPANY 9,846
LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,657
GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 4,805
GUANGDONG MIDEA ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE COMPANY 4,508
NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 4,300
HAIER SMART HOME 3,964
BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,910