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CPC technology class · A47

A47J - Kitchen Equipment

Kitchen equipment; coffee mills; spice mills; apparatus for making beverages. 8,354 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

8,354
US patents granted
A47
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+45%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Kitchen Equipment ranks #187 of 670 CPC technology areas - 8,354 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 45% over five years.

#187
of 670 CPC technology areas
8,354
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Koniniklijke Philips
leading assignee (258)
+45%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Koniniklijke Philips N.v. (258 patents)

CPC subclass A47J - KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - covers 8,354 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 A47J is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Koniniklijke Philips N.v. leads with 258 patents, followed by Nestec S.a. at 232 grants and Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a. at 208.

Filing activity in A47J is up 45% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is A47J innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A47J, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 45% versus 2015–2019.

5006007008009001,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 610

Who leads A47J?

The 12 most active assignees in KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Koniniklijke Philips is the most active filer in A47J, holding 258 of the 8,354 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 A47J
Rank Company Patents in A47J
#1 Koniniklijke Philips N.v. 258
#2 Nestec S.a. 232
#3 Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a. 208
#4 Whirlpool Corporation 185
#5 Sharkninja Operating Llc 169
#6 Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v. 145
#7 SEB S.a. 139
#8 Breville Pty Limited 102
#9 Vorwerk & Co. Interholding Gmbh 93
#10 Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. 82
#11 Weber-stephen Products Llc 78
#12 Vita-mix Management Corporation 69
#13 Conair Llc 60
#14 Luigi Lavazza S.p.a. 55
#15 Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. 54
#16 Starbucks Corporation 49
#17 North Atlantic Imports, Llc 48
#18 Tsann Kuen (zhangzhou) Enterprise Co., Ltd. 47
#19 Midea Group Co., Ltd. 46
#20 Bunn-o-matic Corporation 45

About This Class

CPC subclass A47J belongs to class A47.

8,354 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 A47J 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 A47J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A47J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 A47J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A47J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 050100150200250300 Patents in A47J Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Koniniklijke PhilipsNestecSociete des Produits…WhirlpoolSharkninja OperatingKoninklijke Douwe Egb…SebBreville PtyVorwerk & InterholdingHaier Us Appliance So…Weber-stephen ProductsVita-mix ManagementConairLuigi Lavazza S p A
Top 14 A47J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A47J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A47J?
CPC subclass A47J covers KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES. It belongs to CPC class A47 (FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL), with 8,354 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A47J?
8,354 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A47J between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A47J?
Koniniklijke Philips N.v. leads A47J with 258 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A47J 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 A47J 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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