CPC technology class · A01

A01L - Shoeing Of Animals

Shoeing of animals. 35 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

35
US patents granted: #12/12
in A01: 0.1%
A01 class share: -6%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Shoeing Of Animals ranks #647 of 670 CPC technology areas - 35 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 6% over five years.

#647
of 670 CPC technology areas: 35
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Specialty Sales
leading assignee (4): -6%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A01L's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A01L recorded 16 grants versus 17 in 2015–2019 (-6% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2018 at 5 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 2 (+150% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Specialty Sales, LLC holds 11.4% of the class ; the top three share 17.1%.

Leaderboard read

A01L concentration, lead at 11.4%

Specialty Sales, LLC leads this historical grant record at 11.4% of A01L - us corporation assignees hold 78% of class grants (7 of 9). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 11.4%
Top three share: 17.1%
Lead over #2: 3

Where A01L sits inside A01

Among 12 subclasses in A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01L ranks #12 and holds 0.1% of the parent class's 63,372 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

A01N 13,786 A01H 12,482 A01K 10,071 A01G 6,293 A01D 5,886 A01B 4,498 A01C 3,761 A01M 3,032

A01L grants by year, peak 2018 (5)

US utility-patent grants per year in A01L, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 6% versus 2015–2019.

Specialty Sales

4
Gea Farm

1
Kerr

1
Bohning

1
Diehl Metall Stiftung…

1
Easycare

1

What this shows Specialty Sales is the most active filer in A01L, holding 4 of the 35 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 A01L
Rank	Company	Patents in A01L
#1	Specialty Sales, LLC	4
#2	GEA Farm Technologies GmbH	1
#3	Kerr Corporation	1
#4	Bohning Company, Ltd.	1
#5	Diehl Metall Stiftung & Co. KG	1
#6	Easycare, Inc.	1

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A01L 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 6 A01L assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01L. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Questions about A01L

Which company holds the most patents in A01L?

Specialty Sales, LLC leads A01L with 4 patents (11.4% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 78% of class grants.

How does A01L compare inside parent class A01?

Inside A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01L ranks #12 of 12 subclasses by grant volume and holds 0.1% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A01N (13,786 grants).

What to do with this data

A01L in context - here's where to go next.

Specialty Sales, LLC leads A01L with 4 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A01L ranks #647 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class A01, the largest sibling subclass is A01N with 13,786 grants. Explore A01N

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

Methodology - A01L figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (35 grants in the tracked window).

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