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A47L 13/00

Implements 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 13/00 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 of carpets by shakingcleaning floor or wall coverings mechanicallycleaning FLOOR(S)cleaning of FURNITURESHAKING of carpets or wall coveringscleaning of WALL(S) or of WALL(S) coveringsWAXING of floors or furniture

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Top Applicants

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

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