IPC Main Group
A61G 1/00 Stretchers
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- Subclass:
- TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
Filing statistics
IPC A61G 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass A61G, which recorded 221,545 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 8,966 in 2013 to 24,039 in 2023 (+168%), peaking at 36,407 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class A61 are PHILIPS ELECTRONICS (18,523 applications), NOVARTIS (14,253 applications) and COVIDIEN (13,953 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
CARRIER(S) for injured or sick peopleSTRETCHERS for invalids
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A61G 1/003 with facilities for picking up patients or disabled persons, e.g. break-away type or using endless belts
- A61G 1/007 with skis or sled runners
- A61G 1/01 Sheets specially adapted for use as or with stretchers
- A61G 1/013 foldable or collapsible
- A61G 1/017 convertible into chairs
- A61G 1/02 with wheels
- A61G 1/04 Parts, details or accessories, e.g. head-, foot- or like rests specially adapted for stretchers
- A61G 1/06 Supports for stretchers, e.g. to be placed in or on vehicles
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A61, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 18,523
- NOVARTIS CH 14,253
- COVIDIEN US 13,953
- ROCHE CH 12,005
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 11,955
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA US 11,692
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY US 11,596
- L'OREAL FR 11,593
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 11,297
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 9,594