B68G METHODS, EQUIPMENT, OR MACHINES FOR USE IN UPHOLSTERING; UPHOLSTERY NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- SADDLERY; UPHOLSTERY
- Subclass:
- METHODS, EQUIPMENT, OR MACHINES FOR USE IN UPHOLSTERING; UPHOLSTERY NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Description
B68G covers machinery, equipment, and processes specifically designed for upholstering operations, including stuffing, padding, covering, and finishing textile or leather surfaces on furniture and similar articles. This classification encompasses both the specialized apparatus used in upholstery manufacture and novel upholstering techniques not captured by more specific classes within the saddlery and upholstery field. It addresses the industrial and craft methods for applying cushioning materials, fabrics, and decorative elements to create or restore upholstered goods, excluding specialized equipment covered under other B68 subclasses dedicated to saddlery components.
Related Keywords
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B68G 1/00 Loose filling materials for upholstery
- B68G 11/00 Finished upholstery not provided for in other classes
- B68G 13/00 Upholstered panels
- B68G 15/00 Auxiliary devices or tools specially for upholstery
- B68G 3/00 Treating materials to adapt them specially as upholstery filling
- B68G 5/00 Resilient upholstery pads
- B68G 7/00 Making upholstery
- B68G 9/00 Placing upholstery springs in pockets; Fitting springs in upholstery
- B68G 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B68, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TACHI S COMPANY 144
- TOYOTA BOSHOKU CORPORATION 131
- L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY US 84
- TACHI S COMPANY JP 81
- TS TECH COMPANY 79
- YOSHIDA KOGYO JP 78
- YOSHIDA KOGYO 54
- SPUEHL CH 50
- CHANGSHU BEALEAD AUTOMATIC MACHINE COMPANY 50
- ZHEJIANG HUAJIAN INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT 49