Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings

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:: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL

Filing statistics

IPC A47L 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass A47L, which recorded 203,625 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 9,680 in 2013 to 21,093 in 2023 (+118%), peaking at 25,303 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

domestic cleaning of CARPET(S)cleaning CEILING(S)cleaning floor or wall coverings mechanicallycleaning FLOOR(S)cleaning of FURNITUREcleaning of WALL(S) or of WALL(S) coveringsWAXING of floors or furniture

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A47L 11/02 Floor surfacing or polishing machines
A47L 11/22 Floor-sweeping machines, hand-driven
A47L 11/24 Floor-sweeping machines, motor-driven
A47L 11/26 Floor-scrubbing machines, hand-driven
A47L 11/28 Floor-scrubbing machines, motor-driven
A47L 11/29 Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid
A47L 11/32 Carpet-sweepers
A47L 11/34 Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam
A47L 11/36 Machines for beating upholstery
A47L 11/38 Machines, specially adapted for cleaning walls, ceilings, roofs, or the like
A47L 11/4 Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups , or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers or levers

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