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CPC technology class · A63

A63K - Racing

Racing; riding sports; equipment or accessories therefor. 80 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

80
US patents granted
A63
Parent CPC class
12
Active assignees
+44%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Racing ranks #628 of 670 CPC technology areas - 80 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 44% over five years.

#628
of 670 CPC technology areas
80
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Crystal Lagoons
leading assignee (8)
+44%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc. (8 patents)

CPC subclass A63K - RACING; RIDING SPORTS; EQUIPMENT OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR - covers 80 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class A63 (SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in A63K is shaped by 12 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc. leads with 8 patents, followed by Swiss Timing Ltd at 6 grants and Everlast Climbing Industries, Inc. at 5.

Filing activity in A63K is up 44% 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 A63K innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A63K, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 44% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads A63K?

The 12 most active assignees in RACING; RIDING SPORTS; EQUIPMENT OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Crystal Lagoons is the most active filer in A63K, holding 8 of the 80 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 A63K
Rank Company Patents in A63K
#1 Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc. 8
#2 Swiss Timing Ltd 6
#3 Everlast Climbing Industries, Inc. 5
#4 Eco Sports Group, Inc. 5
#5 Litania Sports Group, Inc. 3
#6 Isolynx, Llc 2
#7 PRO Performance Sports, Llc 2
#8 S.r. Smith, Llc 1
#9 Crystal Lagoons (curacao) B.v. 1
#10 ARS Electronica LINZ Gmbh & Co. KG 1
#11 Monolith Inc. 1
#12 Quick PLAY Sport Llc 1

About This Class

CPC subclass A63K belongs to class A63.

80 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

12 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 A63K 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 12 A63K assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A63K. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 12 A63K assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A63K. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 12 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 0204060 0246810 Patents in A63K Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Crystal LagoonsSwiss TimingEverlast Climbing Ind…Eco Sports GroupLitania Sports GroupIsolynxPro Performance SportsS R SmithCrystal Lagoons (Cura…Ars Electronica Linz…MonolithQuick Play Sport
Top 12 A63K assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A63K. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A63K?
CPC subclass A63K covers RACING; RIDING SPORTS; EQUIPMENT OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR. It belongs to CPC class A63 (SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS), with 80 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A63K?
80 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A63K between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A63K?
Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc. leads A63K with 8 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A63K 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., A63) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like A63K 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.