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 grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

3,660
US patents granted: #6/9
in A47: 8.0%
A47 class share: -10%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Special Furniture ranks #289 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,660 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 10% over five years.

#289
of 670 CPC technology areas: 3,660
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Walmart Apollo
leading assignee (127): -10%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A47F's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A47F recorded 1,610 grants versus 1,796 in 2015–2019 (-10% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 420 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 288 (+46% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Walmart Apollo, LLC holds 3.5% of the class ; the top three share 9.9%.

Leaderboard read

A47F concentration, lead at 3.5%

Walmart Apollo, LLC leads this historical grant record at 3.5% of A47F - us corporation assignees hold 81% of class grants (1,757 of 2,173). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 3.5%
Top three share: 9.9%
Lead over #2: 4

Where A47F sits inside A47

Among 9 subclasses in A47 (FURNITURE; Domestic Articles OR APPLIANCES; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Suction Cleaners IN General), A47F ranks #6 and holds 8.0% of the parent class's 45,744 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

A47L 9,460 A47J 8,354 A47B 7,915 A47C 6,586 A47G 4,697 A47K 3,567 A47D 1,075 A47H 430

Rising assignees active in A47F

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Bear Robotics, Inc. 21x 0 → 21 company-wide · 5 in A47F
#2 Aerofoil Energy Limited 5.50x 2 → 11 company-wide · 13 in A47F
#3 Scorpion Security Products, Inc. 4.75x 4 → 19 company-wide · 12 in A47F
#4 Leer Group 4.60x 5 → 23 company-wide · 8 in A47F
#5 Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc. 3.44x 16 → 55 company-wide · 8 in A47F

A47F grants by year, peak 2019 (420)

US utility-patent grants per year in A47F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 10% versus 2015–2019.

Walmart Apollo

127
Rtc Industries

123
Fasteners for Retail

112
Target Brands

74
Invue Security…

65
Hussmann

55
Anthony

54
Menasha

30
Hill Phoenix

27
Ncr

23
Self

23
Gpcp Ip Holdings

21

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.

View data table

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

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).

Classes near A47F's 3,660-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A47F (#289 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.5%) - not the A47 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

A45C 3,658 B66C 3,676 C09B 3,624 B66B 3,714

Nearest by lead-assignee share

A23G 3.5% H02J 3.5% C22B 3.5% A21B 3.5%

Questions about A47F

Which company holds the most patents in A47F?

Walmart Apollo, LLC leads A47F with 127 patents (3.5% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 81% of class grants.

Which A47F assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A47F, Bear Robotics, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (21x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 21 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A47F compare inside parent class A47?

Inside A47 (FURNITURE; Domestic Articles OR APPLIANCES; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Suction Cleaners IN General), A47F ranks #6 of 9 subclasses by grant volume and holds 8.0% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A47L (9,460 grants).

What to do with this data

A47F in context - here's where to go next.

Walmart Apollo, LLC leads A47F with 127 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A47F ranks #289 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class A47, the largest sibling subclass is A47L with 9,460 grants. Explore A47L

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - A47F figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (3,660 grants in the tracked window).

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