CPC technology class · A45

A45F - Travelling Or Camp Equipment: Sacks Or Packs Carried On T…

Travelling or camp equipment: sacks or packs carried on the body. 2,798 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

2,798
US patents granted: #3/4
in A45: 24.0%
A45 class share: +5%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Travelling Or Camp Equipment: Sacks Or Packs Carried On T… ranks #329 of 670 CPC technology areas - 2,798 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 5% over five years.

#329
of 670 CPC technology areas: 2,798
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Apple
leading assignee (72): +5%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A45F's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A45F recorded 1,331 grants versus 1,265 in 2015–2019 (+5% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 327 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 194 (+69% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Otter Products, LLC holds 1.6% of the class ; the top three share 3.5%.

Leaderboard read

A45F concentration, lead at 1.6%

Otter Products, LLC leads this historical grant record at 1.6% of A45F - us corporation assignees hold 78% of class grants (1,009 of 1,287). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 1.6%
Top three share: 3.5%
Lead over #2: 16

Where A45F sits inside A45

Among 4 subclasses in A45 (Hand OR Travelling Articles), A45F ranks #3 and holds 24.0% of the parent class's 11,654 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

A45D 4,762 A45C 3,658 A45B 436

Rising assignees active in A45F

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 Globe (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. 4.14x 28 → 116 company-wide · 5 in A45F
#2 Bowerbags LLC 3.00x 1 → 3 company-wide · 7 in A45F
#3 LAT Enterprises, Inc. 2.93x 15 → 44 company-wide · 25 in A45F
#4 Fidlock GMBH 2.88x 17 → 49 company-wide · 5 in A45F
#5 5.11, Inc. 2.17x 6 → 13 company-wide · 9 in A45F

A45F grants by year, peak 2019 (327)

US utility-patent grants per year in A45F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 5% versus 2015–2019.

Otter Products

44
Ty-flot

28
Lat Enterprises

25
Yeti Coolers

21
Keter Plastic

18
Camelbak Products

17
Sharp Fluidics

17
Under Armour

16
Karsten Manufacturing

15
Axon Enterprise

14
Popsockets

13
Amphipod

13

What this shows Apple is the most active filer in A45F, holding 72 of the 2,798 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 A45F
Rank	Company	Patents in A45F
#1	Otter Products, LLC	44
#2	Ty-Flot, Inc.	28
#3	LAT Enterprises, Inc.	25
#4	Yeti Coolers, LLC	21
#5	Keter Plastic Ltd.	18
#6	Camelbak Products, LLC	17
#7	Sharp Fluidics Inc.	17
#8	Under Armour, Inc.	16
#9	Karsten Manufacturing Corporation	15
#10	Axon Enterprise, Inc.	14
#11	Popsockets LLC	13
#12	Amphipod, Inc.	13
#13	Vista Outdoor Operations LLC	12
#14	Rakuten Kobo Inc.	12
#15	The North Face Apparel Corp.	12
#16	Moment Inc	12
#17	S&S Precision, LLC	11
#18	Samsonite IP Holdings S.a r.l.	10
#19	Incipio, LLC	10
#20	Sentry Solutions Products Group LLC	10

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A45F 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 A45F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A45F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near A45F's 2,798-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A45F (#329 of 670 by volume ; lead share 2.6%) - not the A45 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

A23B 2,807 B42D 2,774 G07G 2,768 F02P 2,762

Nearest by lead-assignee share

G08B 2.6% G01F 2.6% G01C 2.6% F21V 2.6%

Questions about A45F

Which company holds the most patents in A45F?

Apple Inc. leads A45F with 72 patents (1.6% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 78% of class grants.

Which A45F assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A45F, Globe (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (4.14x: 28 grants in 2019–2021 → 116 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A45F compare inside parent class A45?

Inside A45 (Hand OR Travelling Articles), A45F ranks #3 of 4 subclasses by grant volume and holds 24.0% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A45D (4,762 grants).

What to do with this data

A45F in context - here's where to go next.

Otter Products, LLC leads A45F with 44 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A45F ranks #329 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class A45, the largest sibling subclass is A45D with 4,762 grants. Explore A45D

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

Methodology - A45F figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (2,798 grants in the tracked window).

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