IPC Main Group
A63B 31/00 Swimming aids
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- Subclass:
- APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
Filing statistics
IPC A63B 31/00 belongs to the parent subclass A63B, which recorded 247,624 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 13,650 in 2013 to 20,798 in 2023 (+52%), peaking at 29,897 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class A63 are SANKYO (23,899 applications), SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY (23,718 applications) and DAIICHI SHOKAI COMPANY (13,338 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
BELT(S) as swimming aidsPROPELLING -apparatus for swimmers
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A63B 31/02 Swimming gloves
- A63B 31/08 Swim fins, flippers or other swimming aids held by, or attachable to, the hands, arms, feet or legs
- A63B 31/18 Swimming appliances with propulsive effect for hands and feet simultaneously
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A63, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SANKYO 23,899
- SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY 23,718
- DAIICHI SHOKAI COMPANY 13,338
- KYORAKU SANGYO 10,447
- UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 9,545
- SANEI R & D COMPANY 9,135
- SAMMY CORPORATION 7,126
- NEWGIN CORPORATION 5,651
- NETEASE 4,877
- HEIWA CORPORATION 3,938