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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 grant trajectory.

80
US patents granted
#7/8
in A63
0.2%
A63 class share
+31%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Racing ranks #628 of 670 CPC technology areas - 80 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 31% over five years.

#628
of 670 CPC technology areas
80
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Crystal Lagoons
leading assignee (8)
+31%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A63K's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A63K recorded 42 grants versus 32 in 2015–2019 (+31% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2021 at 14 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 5 (+180% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc. holds 10.0% of the class ; the top three share 23.8%.

Leaderboard read

A63K concentration, lead at 10.0%

Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc. leads this historical grant record at 10.0% of A63K - us corporation assignees hold 75% of class grants (27 of 36). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
10.0%

8 of 80 grants

Top three share
23.8%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
2

more grants than Swiss Timing Ltd

Where A63K sits inside A63

Among 8 subclasses in A63 (SPORTS; GAMES; Amusements), A63K ranks #7 and holds 0.2% 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 A63J 535 A63D 78

Rising assignees active in A63K

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. #1 Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc. 1.50x 10 → 15 company-wide · 8 in A63K
  2. #2 Everlast Climbing Industries, Inc. 1.14x 14 → 16 company-wide · 5 in A63K
  3. #3 Swiss Timing Ltd 0.80x 10 → 8 company-wide · 6 in A63K
  4. #4 Eco Sports Group, Inc. 0.33x 9 → 3 company-wide · 5 in A63K

A63K grants by year, peak 2021 (14)

US utility-patent grants per year in A63K, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 31% versus 2015–2019.

051015 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 4

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
View data table
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

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). 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…Eco Sports GroupLitania Sports GroupIsolynxPro Performance SportsS R SmithCrystal Lagoons…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).

Questions about A63K

Which company holds the most patents in A63K?
Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc. leads A63K with 8 patents (10.0% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 75% of class grants.
Which A63K assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A63K, Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (1.50x: 10 grants in 2019–2021 → 15 in 2022–2024) while holding 8 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does A63K compare inside parent class A63?
Inside A63 (SPORTS; GAMES; Amusements), A63K ranks #7 of 8 subclasses by grant volume and holds 0.2% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A63F (18,220 grants).

What to do with this data

A63K in context - here's where to go next.

  • Crystal Lagoons Technologies, Inc. leads A63K with 8 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • A63K ranks #628 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 - A63K figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (80 grants in the tracked window).

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