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CPC technology class · A62

A62C - Fire-fighting

Fire-fighting. 2,939 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

2,939
US patents granted
A62
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+76%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Fire-fighting ranks #321 of 670 CPC technology areas - 2,939 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 76% over five years.

#321
of 670 CPC technology areas
2,939
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Tyco Fire Products
leading assignee (228)
+76%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Tyco Fire Products Lp (228 patents)

CPC subclass A62C - FIRE-FIGHTING - covers 2,939 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class A62 (LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in A62C is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Tyco Fire Products Lp leads with 228 patents, followed by Oshkosh Corporation at 89 grants and Kidde Technologies, Inc. at 75.

Filing activity in A62C is up 76% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is A62C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A62C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 76% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads A62C?

The 12 most active assignees in FIRE-FIGHTING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Tyco Fire Products is the most active filer in A62C, holding 228 of the 2,939 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 A62C
Rank Company Patents in A62C
#1 Tyco Fire Products Lp 228
#2 Oshkosh Corporation 89
#3 Kidde Technologies, Inc. 75
#4 The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc. 57
#5 Victaulic Company 50
#6 Viking Group, Inc. 48
#7 Minimax Viking Research & Development Gmbh 48
#8 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 44
#9 LG Energy Solution, Ltd. 42
#10 Carrier Corporation 42
#11 Minimax Gmbh & Co KG 28
#12 Mueller International, Llc 24
#13 Mighty FIRE Breaker Llc 24
#14 Marioff Corporation OY 24
#15 TYCO FIRE & Security Gmbh 23
#16 Ocado Innovation Limited 22
#17 FRS Group, Llc 20
#18 Engineered Corrosion Solutions, Llc 20
#19 Anvil International, Llc 19
#20 Federal Express Corporation 18

About This Class

CPC subclass A62C belongs to class A62.

2,939 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 A62C 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 A62C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A62C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 A62C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A62C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 101520253035 050100150200250 Patents in A62C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Tyco Fire ProductsOshkoshKiddeThe Reliable Automati…VictaulicViking GroupMinimax Viking Resear…Hilti Aktiengesellsch…Lg Energy SolutionCarrierMinimax & KgMueller InternationalMighty Fire BreakerMarioff Oy
Top 14 A62C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A62C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A62C?
CPC subclass A62C covers FIRE-FIGHTING. It belongs to CPC class A62 (LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING), with 2,939 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A62C?
2,939 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A62C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A62C?
Tyco Fire Products Lp leads A62C with 228 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A62C 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., A62) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like A62C 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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