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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 filing trajectory.

35
US patents granted
A01
Parent CPC class
6
Active assignees
+6%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Shoeing OF Animals ranks #647 of 670 CPC technology areas - 35 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 6% over five years.

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

CPC subclass A01L - SHOEING OF ANIMALS - covers 35 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in A01L is shaped by 6 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Specialty Sales, Llc leads with 4 patents, followed by GEA Farm Technologies Gmbh at 1 grants and Kerr Corporation at 1.

Filing activity in A01L is up 6% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is A01L innovation accelerating?

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

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Who leads A01L?

The 12 most active assignees in SHOEING OF ANIMALS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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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

About This Class

CPC subclass A01L belongs to class A01.

35 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

6 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 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).

Top 6 A01L assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01L. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 6 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 05101520 012345 Patents in A01L Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Specialty SalesGea FarmKerrBohningDiehl Metall Stiftung…Easycare
Top 6 A01L assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01L. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A01L?
CPC subclass A01L covers SHOEING OF ANIMALS. It belongs to CPC class A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING), with 35 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A01L?
35 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A01L between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A01L?
Specialty Sales, Llc leads A01L with 4 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A01L 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., A01) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like A01L 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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