CPC technology class · A63

A63J - Devices For Theatres

Devices for theatres, circuses, or the like; conjuring appliances or the like. 535 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

535
US patents granted: #6/8
in A63: 1.3%
A63 class share: -5%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Devices For Theatres ranks #534 of 670 CPC technology areas - 535 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 5% over five years.

#534
of 670 CPC technology areas: 535
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Universal City Studios
leading assignee (61): -5%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A63J's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A63J recorded 243 grants versus 257 in 2015–2019 (-5% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 74 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 38 (+95% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Universal City Studios LLC holds 11.4% of the class ; the top three share 22.8%.

Leaderboard read

A63J concentration, lead at 11.4%

Universal City Studios LLC leads this historical grant record at 11.4% of A63J - us corporation assignees hold 75% of class grants (246 of 326). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 11.4%
Top three share: 22.8%
Lead over #2: 29

Where A63J sits inside A63

Among 8 subclasses in A63 (SPORTS; GAMES; Amusements), A63J ranks #6 and holds 1.3% 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 A63C 1,092 A63K 80 A63D 78

Rising assignees active in A63J

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 Penguin Magic, Inc. 11x 0 → 11 company-wide · 8 in A63J
#2 MSG Entertainment Group, LLC 6.00x 5 → 30 company-wide · 5 in A63J
#3 Light Field Lab, Inc. 1.90x 20 → 38 company-wide · 5 in A63J
#4 Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc. 1.50x 10 → 15 company-wide · 6 in A63J
#5 Universal City Studios LLC 1.20x 159 → 190 company-wide · 61 in A63J

A63J grants by year, peak 2019 (74)

US utility-patent grants per year in A63J, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 5% versus 2015–2019.

Universal City Studios

61
Mq Gaming

32
Disney Enterprises

29
Theatre Controls

20
Cj Cgv

11
Unchartedvr

10
D-box

8
Eski

8
Penguin Magic

8
Tait Towers Manufactur…

7
Oceaneering Internatio…

6
Crystal Lagoons

6

What this shows Universal City Studios is the most active filer in A63J, holding 61 of the 535 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 A63J
Rank	Company	Patents in A63J
#1	Universal City Studios LLC	61
#2	MQ Gaming, LLC	32
#3	Disney Enterprises, Inc.	29
#4	Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.	20
#5	CJ CGV Co., Ltd.	11
#6	Unchartedvr Inc.	10
#7	D-box Technologies Inc.	8
#8	Eski Inc.	8
#9	Penguin Magic, Inc.	8
#10	Tait Towers Manufacturing, LLC	7
#11	Oceaneering International, Inc.	6
#12	Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc.	6
#13	CJ 4dplex Co., Ltd.	6
#14	Constellation Productions, Inc.	6
#15	Z5X Global Fz-llc	6
#16	Light Field Lab, Inc.	5
#17	MSG Entertainment Group, LLC	5
#18	Atomic Design Inc.	5
#19	Simex Inc.	5
#20	Shmuel UR Innovation Ltd.	4

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A63J 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 A63J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A63J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near A63J's 535-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A63J (#534 of 670 by volume ; lead share 11.4%) - not the A63 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B41C 534 A46D 538 B23F 529 D05C 545

Nearest by lead-assignee share

G01V 11.4% B28D 11.4% A61C 11.5% B27B 11.2%

Questions about A63J

Which company holds the most patents in A63J?

Universal City Studios LLC leads A63J with 61 patents (11.4% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 75% of class grants.

Which A63J assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A63J, Penguin Magic, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (11x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 11 in 2022–2024) while holding 8 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A63J compare inside parent class A63?

Inside A63 (SPORTS; GAMES; Amusements), A63J ranks #6 of 8 subclasses by grant volume and holds 1.3% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A63F (18,220 grants).

What to do with this data

A63J in context - here's where to go next.

Universal City Studios LLC leads A63J with 61 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A63J ranks #534 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 - A63J figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (535 grants in the tracked window).

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