CPC technology class · A63

A63C - Skates

Skates; skis; roller skates; design or layout of courts, rinks or the like. 1,092 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

1,092
US patents granted: #5/8
in A63: 2.7%
A63 class share: -12%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Skates ranks #443 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,092 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 12% over five years.

#443
of 670 CPC technology areas: 1,092
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Future Motion
leading assignee (43): -12%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A63C's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A63C recorded 479 grants versus 542 in 2015–2019 (-12% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 120 grants and bottomed in 2022 at 85 (+41% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Future Motion, Inc. holds 3.9% of the class ; the top three share 8.4%.

Leaderboard read

A63C concentration, lead at 3.9%

Future Motion, Inc. leads this historical grant record at 3.9% of A63C - us corporation assignees hold 56% of class grants (288 of 516). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 3.9%
Top three share: 8.4%
Lead over #2: 14

Where A63C sits inside A63

Among 8 subclasses in A63 (SPORTS; GAMES; Amusements), A63C ranks #5 and holds 2.7% of the parent class's 40,556 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

A63F 18,220 A63B 16,525 A63H 2,847 A63G 1,179 A63J 535 A63K 80 A63D 78

Rising assignees active in A63C

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 NHS, Inc. 6.00x 0 → 6 company-wide · 7 in A63C
#2 Salomon S.A.S. 5.17x 6 → 31 company-wide · 20 in A63C
#3 ATK Sports S.r.l. 4.00x 0 → 4 company-wide · 5 in A63C
#4 Nidecker SA 3.00x 0 → 3 company-wide · 5 in A63C
#5 Salewa Sport AG 2.50x 2 → 5 company-wide · 9 in A63C

A63C grants by year, peak 2019 (120)

US utility-patent grants per year in A63C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 12% versus 2015–2019.

Future Motion

43
Bauer Hockey

29
Salomon S

20
Skis Rossignol

19
Lekisport

18
Razor Usa

15
Rottefella As

15
Spark R&dip Holdings

13
Graco Minnesota

12
Karsten Manufacturing

11
Sport Maska

11
Velasa Sports

11

What this shows Future Motion is the most active filer in A63C, holding 43 of the 1,092 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 A63C
Rank	Company	Patents in A63C
#1	Future Motion, Inc.	43
#2	Bauer Hockey LLC	29
#3	Salomon S.A.S.	20
#4	Skis Rossignol	19
#5	Lekisport AG	18
#6	Razor USA LLC	15
#7	Rottefella AS	15
#8	Spark R&dip Holdings, LLC	13
#9	Graco Minnesota Inc.	12
#10	Karsten Manufacturing Corporation	11
#11	Sport Maska Inc.	11
#12	Velasa Sports, Inc.	11
#13	G3 Genuine Guide Gear Inc.	9
#14	Salewa Sport AG	9
#15	Koofy Innovation Limited	8
#16	Alliance Design and Development Group	8
#17	Marker Deutschland GMBH	8
#18	Ipcomm	7
#19	NHS, Inc.	7
#20	Boa Technology Inc.	6

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A63C 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 A63C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A63C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near A63C's 1,092-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A63C (#443 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.9%) - not the A63 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B24C 1,092 G01Q 1,097 A01P 1,084 F23J 1,082

Nearest by lead-assignee share

F21K 3.9% B60P 3.9% B61D 3.9% H05F 3.9%

Questions about A63C

Which company holds the most patents in A63C?

Future Motion, Inc. leads A63C with 43 patents (3.9% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 56% of class grants.

Which A63C assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A63C, NHS, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (6.00x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 6 in 2022–2024) while holding 7 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A63C compare inside parent class A63?

Inside A63 (SPORTS; GAMES; Amusements), A63C ranks #5 of 8 subclasses by grant volume and holds 2.7% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A63F (18,220 grants).

What to do with this data

A63C in context - here's where to go next.

Future Motion, Inc. leads A63C with 43 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A63C ranks #443 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class A63, the largest sibling subclass is A63F with 18,220 grants. Explore A63F

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

Methodology - A63C figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (1,092 grants in the tracked window).

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