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CPC technology class · A47

A47F - Special Furniture

Special furniture, fittings, or accessories for shops, storehouses, bars, restaurants or the like; paying counters. 3,660 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

3,660
US patents granted
A47
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+2%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Special Furniture ranks #289 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,660 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 2% over five years.

#289
of 670 CPC technology areas
3,660
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Walmart Apollo
leading assignee (127)
+2%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Walmart Apollo, Llc (127 patents)

CPC subclass A47F - SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS - covers 3,660 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class A47 (FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in A47F is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Walmart Apollo, Llc leads with 127 patents, followed by RTC Industries, Inc. at 123 grants and Fasteners For Retail, Inc. at 112.

Filing activity in A47F is up 2% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is A47F innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A47F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 2% versus 2015–2019.

200250300350400450 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 213

Who leads A47F?

The 12 most active assignees in SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Walmart Apollo is the most active filer in A47F, holding 127 of the 3,660 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass A47F
Rank Company Patents in A47F
#1 Walmart Apollo, Llc 127
#2 RTC Industries, Inc. 123
#3 Fasteners For Retail, Inc. 112
#4 Target Brands, Inc. 74
#5 Invue Security Products Inc. 65
#6 Hussmann Corporation 55
#7 Anthony, Inc. 54
#8 Menasha Corporation 30
#9 Hill Phoenix, Inc. 27
#10 NCR Corporation 23
#11 Self Electronics Co., Ltd. 23
#12 GPCP IP Holdings Llc 21
#13 Liberty Hardware MFG. Corp. 21
#14 Gatekeeper Systems, Inc. 20
#15 Goppion S.p.a. 20
#16 Sonoco Development, Inc. 18
#17 Display Technologies, Llc 17
#18 Pepsico, Inc. 16
#19 Manufacturing Resources International, Inc. 16
#20 Retail Space Solutions Llc 16

About This Class

CPC subclass A47F belongs to class A47.

3,660 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A47F assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 A47F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A47F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 A47F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A47F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 51015202530 050100150 Patents in A47F Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Walmart ApolloRtc IndustriesFasteners for RetailTarget BrandsInvue Security Produc…HussmannAnthonyMenashaHill PhoenixNcrSelfGpcp Ip HoldingsLiberty Hardware MfgGatekeeper Systems
Top 14 A47F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A47F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A47F?
CPC subclass A47F covers SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS. It belongs to CPC class A47 (FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL), with 3,660 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A47F?
3,660 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A47F between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A47F?
Walmart Apollo, Llc leads A47F with 127 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A47F collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., A47) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like A47F provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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