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 grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

8,354
US patents granted: #2/9
in A47: 18.3%
A47 class share: +27%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Kitchen Equipment ranks #187 of 670 CPC technology areas - 8,354 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 27% over five years.

#187
of 670 CPC technology areas: 8,354
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Koniniklijke Philips
leading assignee (258): +27%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A47J's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A47J recorded 4,251 grants versus 3,359 in 2015–2019 (+27% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 911 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 537 (+70% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Koniniklijke Philips N.V. holds 3.1% of the class ; the top three share 8.4%.

Leaderboard read

A47J concentration, lead at 3.1%

Koniniklijke Philips N.V. leads this historical grant record at 3.1% of A47J - us corporation assignees hold 53% of class grants (3,064 of 5,836). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 3.1%
Top three share: 8.4%
Lead over #2: 26

Where A47J sits inside A47

Among 9 subclasses in A47 (FURNITURE; Domestic Articles OR APPLIANCES; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Suction Cleaners IN General), A47J ranks #2 and holds 18.3% 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 A47B 7,915 A47C 6,586 A47G 4,697 A47F 3,660 A47K 3,567 A47D 1,075 A47H 430

Rising assignees active in A47J

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 Solo Brands, LLC 43x 0 → 43 company-wide · 17 in A47J
#2 The Steelstone Group LLC 22x 1 → 22 company-wide · 11 in A47J
#3 Cana Technology, Inc. 21x 0 → 21 company-wide · 11 in A47J
#4 Lagom Kitchen Co. 20x 2 → 40 company-wide · 5 in A47J
#5 Botrista, Inc. 17x 0 → 17 company-wide · 6 in A47J

A47J grants by year, peak 2020 (911)

US utility-patent grants per year in A47J, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 27% versus 2015–2019.

Koniniklijke Philips

258
Nestec

232
Societe des Produits…

208
Whirlpool

185
Sharkninja Operating

169
Koninklijke Douwe…

145
Seb

139
Breville Pty

102
Vorwerk & Interholding

93
Haier Us Appliance…

82
Weber-stephen Products

78
Vita-mix Management

69

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.

View data table

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

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).

Classes near A47J's 8,354-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A47J (#187 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.1%) - not the A47 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

E05Y 8,287 A61C 8,164 G05F 8,553 C12M 8,154

Nearest by lead-assignee share

C08L 3.1% A47C 3.1% E01D 3.1% F21Y 3.1%

Questions about A47J

Which company holds the most patents in A47J?

Koniniklijke Philips N.V. leads A47J with 258 patents (3.1% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 53% of class grants.

Which A47J assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A47J, Solo Brands, LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (43x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 43 in 2022–2024) while holding 17 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A47J compare inside parent class A47?

Inside A47 (FURNITURE; Domestic Articles OR APPLIANCES; Coffee MILLS; Spice MILLS; Suction Cleaners IN General), A47J ranks #2 of 9 subclasses by grant volume and holds 18.3% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A47L (9,460 grants).

What to do with this data

A47J in context - here's where to go next.

Koniniklijke Philips N.V. leads A47J with 258 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A47J ranks #187 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 - A47J figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (8,354 grants in the tracked window).

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