CPC technology class · B29
B29D - Producing Particular Articles From Plastics Or From Subst…
Producing particular articles from plastics or from substances in a plastic state. 11,216 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.
- 11,216
- US patents granted
- #4/5
- in B29
- 9.6%
- B29 class share
- -1%
- 5-yr velocity
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Producing Particular Articles From Plastics Or From Subst… ranks #158 of 670 CPC technology areas - 11,216 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 1% over five years.
- #158
- of 670 CPC technology areas
- 11,216
- US patents granted, 2015–2025
- Nike
- leading assignee (588)
- -1%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
How B29D's grant cadence moved
Between 2020–2024, B29D recorded 4,976 grants versus 5,028 in 2015–2019 (-1% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 1,156 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 871 (+33% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Nike, Inc. holds 5.2% of the class ; the top three share 12.4%.
Leaderboard read
B29D concentration, lead at 5.2%
Nike, Inc. leads this historical grant record at 5.2% of B29D - foreign corporation assignees hold 60% of class grants (4,324 of 7,238). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.
- Leader's share
- 5.2%
- Top three share
- 12.4%
- Lead over #2
- 155
588 of 11,216 grants
of the class's recorded grants
more grants than The Boeing Company
Where B29D sits inside B29
Among 5 subclasses in B29 (Working OF PLASTICS; Working OF Substances IN A Plastic State IN General), B29D ranks #4 and holds 9.6% of the parent class's 116,272 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.
Rising assignees active in B29D
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 LM Wind Power A/S 47x 1 → 47 company-wide · 29 in B29D
- #2 Innovega, Inc. 23x 1 → 23 company-wide · 6 in B29D
- #3 LM Wind Power International Technology II APS 17x 0 → 17 company-wide · 9 in B29D
- #4 Hoya Optical Labs Of America, Inc. 16x 1 → 16 company-wide · 14 in B29D
- #5 Kornit Digital Technologies Ltd. 11x 1 → 11 company-wide · 5 in B29D
B29D grants by year, peak 2019 (1,156)
US utility-patent grants per year in B29D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 1% versus 2015–2019.
Who leads B29D?
The 12 most active assignees in Producing Particular Articles From Plastics OR From Substances IN A Plastic State - wider bars mean more grants
- Nike
Nike, Inc.
588 patents
- The Boeing
The Boeing Company
433 patents
- Compagnie Generale…
Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin
374 patents
- Pirelli Tyre S P A 219
Pirelli Tyre S.P.A.
219 patents
- Essilor International 171
Essilor International
171 patents
- Bridgestone 155
Bridgestone Corporation
155 patents
- Johnson & Johnson… 154
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
154 patents
- Sumitomo Rubber… 146
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
146 patents
- Michelin Recherche Et… 145
Michelin Recherche ET Technique S.A.
145 patents
- The Yokohama Rubber 138
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
138 patents
- The Goodyear Tire &… 119
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
119 patents
- Bridgestone Americas… 115
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
115 patents
What this shows Nike is the most active filer in B29D, holding 588 of the 11,216 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.
View data table
| Rank | Company | Patents in B29D |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nike, Inc. | 588 |
| #2 | The Boeing Company | 433 |
| #3 | Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin | 374 |
| #4 | Pirelli Tyre S.P.A. | 219 |
| #5 | Essilor International | 171 |
| #6 | Bridgestone Corporation | 155 |
| #7 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | 154 |
| #8 | Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. | 146 |
| #9 | Michelin Recherche ET Technique S.A. | 145 |
| #10 | The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. | 138 |
| #11 | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | 119 |
| #12 | Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC | 115 |
| #13 | Alcon Inc. | 114 |
| #14 | Novartis AG | 113 |
| #15 | Toyo Tire Corporation | 92 |
| #16 | adidas AG | 86 |
| #17 | Z124 | 82 |
| #18 | Airbus Operations Limited | 78 |
| #19 | VMI Holland B.V. | 76 |
| #20 | Airbus Operations SAS | 67 |
Footprint here vs. claim strategy
Each dot is a leading B29D 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.
Classes near B29D's 11,216-grant footprint
Nationwide nearest neighbors for B29D (#158 of 670 by volume ; lead share 5.2%) - not the B29 parent-class siblings above.
Nearest by grant volume
Questions about B29D
Which company holds the most patents in B29D?
Which B29D assignees grew fastest recently?
How does B29D compare inside parent class B29?
What to do with this data
B29D in context - here's where to go next.
- Nike, Inc. leads B29D with 588 grants in this class. See full portfolio
- B29D ranks #158 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
- Inside parent class B29, the largest sibling subclass is B29C with 53,431 grants. Explore B29C
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
Methodology - B29D figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (11,216 grants in the tracked window).
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