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CPC technology class · A45

A45C - Purses

Purses; luggage; hand carried bags. 3,658 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

3,658
US patents granted
A45
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+12%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Purses ranks #290 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,658 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 12% over five years.

#290
of 670 CPC technology areas
3,658
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Apple
leading assignee (169)
+12%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Apple Inc. (169 patents)

CPC subclass A45C - PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS - covers 3,658 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class A45 (HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in A45C is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Apple Inc. leads with 169 patents, followed by YETI Coolers, Llc at 64 grants and Samsonite IP Holdings S.a R.l. at 64.

Filing activity in A45C is up 12% 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 A45C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A45C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 12% versus 2015–2019.

200250300350400450 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 218

Who leads A45C?

The 12 most active assignees in PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Apple is the most active filer in A45C, holding 169 of the 3,658 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 A45C
Rank Company Patents in A45C
#1 Otter Products, Llc 104
#2 YETI Coolers, Llc 64
#3 Samsonite IP Holdings S.a R.l. 64
#4 Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. 41
#5 Coopervision International Limited 38
#6 Incipio, Llc 33
#7 Spigen Korea Co., Ltd. 29
#8 GUI Global Products, Ltd. 26
#9 Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. 24
#10 LAT Enterprises, Inc. 24
#11 National Products, Inc. 23
#12 Travel Caddy, Inc. 23
#13 Treefrog Developments, Inc. 22
#14 Fidlock Gmbh 20
#15 Karsten Manufacturing Corporation 18
#16 Keter Plastic Ltd. 18
#17 TUMI, Inc. 17
#18 Griffin Technology, Llc 16
#19 Rakuten KOBO Inc. 15
#20 Moment Inc 15

About This Class

CPC subclass A45C belongs to class A45.

3,658 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 A45C 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 A45C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A45C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 A45C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A45C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 0510152025 020406080100120 Patents in A45C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Otter ProductsYeti CoolersSamsonite Ip Holdings…Pioneer Square BrandsCoopervision Internat…IncipioSpigen KoreaGui Global ProductsJohnson & Johnson Vis…Lat EnterprisesNational ProductsTravel CaddyTreefrog DevelopmentsFidlock
Top 14 A45C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A45C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A45C?
CPC subclass A45C covers PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS. It belongs to CPC class A45 (HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES), with 3,658 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A45C?
3,658 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A45C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A45C?
Apple Inc. leads A45C with 169 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A45C 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., A45) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like A45C 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.