CPC technology class · A47

A47G - Household Or Table Equipment

Household or table equipment. 4,697 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

4,697
US patents granted: #5/9
in A47: 10.3%
A47 class share: +20%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Household Or Table Equipment ranks #255 of 670 CPC technology areas - 4,697 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 20% over five years.

#255
of 670 CPC technology areas: 4,697
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Willis Electric
leading assignee (62): +20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A47G's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A47G recorded 2,357 grants versus 1,959 in 2015–2019 (+20% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 504 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 317 (+59% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Willis Electric Co., Ltd. holds 1.3% of the class ; the top three share 3.3%.

Leaderboard read

A47G concentration, lead at 1.3%

Willis Electric Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 1.3% of A47G - us corporation assignees hold 76% of class grants (1,771 of 2,343). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 1.3%
Top three share: 3.3%
Lead over #2: 12

Where A47G sits inside A47

Among 9 subclasses in A47 (FURNITURE; Domestic Articles OR APPLIANCES; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Suction Cleaners IN General), A47G ranks #5 and holds 10.3% 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 A47F 3,660 A47K 3,567 A47D 1,075 A47H 430

Rising assignees active in A47G

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 Driflower, LLC 13x 0 → 13 company-wide · 5 in A47G
#2 VoChill Inc. 5.00x 1 → 5 company-wide · 5 in A47G
#3 BruMate, Inc. 4.86x 7 → 34 company-wide · 18 in A47G
#4 Tracer Imaging LLC 4.40x 5 → 22 company-wide · 23 in A47G
#5 Defender Screens International, LLC 4.00x 1 → 4 company-wide · 7 in A47G

A47G grants by year, peak 2020 (504)

US utility-patent grants per year in A47G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 20% versus 2015–2019.

Willis Electric

62
Curiouser Products

50
Yeti Coolers

44
Mcs Industries

42
Bedgear

41
Pacific Market…

36
Polygroup Macau (Bvi)

36
Berry Plastics

29
Runway Blue

26
Ignite Usa

24
Ember

23
Tracer Imaging

23

What this shows Willis Electric is the most active filer in A47G, holding 62 of the 4,697 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 A47G
Rank	Company	Patents in A47G
#1	Willis Electric Co., Ltd.	62
#2	Curiouser Products Inc.	50
#3	Yeti Coolers, LLC	44
#4	MCS Industries, Inc.	42
#5	Bedgear, LLC	41
#6	Pacific Market International, LLC	36
#7	Polygroup Macau Limited (BVI)	36
#8	Berry Plastics Corporation	29
#9	Runway Blue, LLC	26
#10	Ignite USA, LLC	24
#11	Ember Technologies, Inc.	23
#12	Tracer Imaging LLC	23
#13	United States Postal Service	22
#14	Liberty Hardware MFG. Corp.	21
#15	simplehuman, LLC	21
#16	Camelbak Products, LLC	21
#17	Munchkin, Inc.	19
#18	Belgravia Wood Limited	19
#19	BruMate, Inc.	18
#20	Gpcp IP Holdings LLC	16

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A47G 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 A47G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A47G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near A47G's 4,697-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A47G (#255 of 670 by volume ; lead share 1.3%) - not the A47 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

C03B 4,651 A45D 4,762 E05D 4,538 A01B 4,498

Nearest by lead-assignee share

E04H 1.3% C12M 1.3% B01D 1.4% E02B 1.3%

Questions about A47G

Which company holds the most patents in A47G?

Willis Electric Co., Ltd. leads A47G with 62 patents (1.3% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 76% of class grants.

Which A47G assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A47G, Driflower, LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (13x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 13 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A47G compare inside parent class A47?

Inside A47 (FURNITURE; Domestic Articles OR APPLIANCES; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Suction Cleaners IN General), A47G ranks #5 of 9 subclasses by grant volume and holds 10.3% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A47L (9,460 grants).

What to do with this data

A47G in context - here's where to go next.

Willis Electric Co., Ltd. leads A47G with 62 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A47G ranks #255 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 - A47G figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (4,697 grants in the tracked window).

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