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CPC technology class · B68

B68C - Saddles

Saddles; stirrups. 67 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

67
US patents granted
#2/4
in B68
14.3%
B68 class share
+7%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Saddles ranks #635 of 670 CPC technology areas - 67 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 7% over five years.

#635
of 670 CPC technology areas
67
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Apple
leading assignee (5)
+7%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B68C's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B68C recorded 31 grants versus 29 in 2015–2019 (+7% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 11 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 3 (+267% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Amahorse Trading S.R.L. holds 7.5% of the class ; the top three share 10.4%.

Leaderboard read

B68C concentration, lead at 7.5%

Amahorse Trading S.R.L. leads this historical grant record at 7.5% of B68C - foreign corporation assignees hold 88% of class grants (7 of 8). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
7.5%

5 of 67 grants

Top three share
10.4%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
4

more grants than The Kingstar Company

Where B68C sits inside B68

Among 4 subclasses in B68 (SADDLERY; Upholstery), B68C ranks #2 and holds 14.3% of the parent class's 470 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

B68G 357 B68B 40 B68F 6

Rising assignees active in B68C

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 Amahorse Trading S.R.L. 0.33x 9 → 3 company-wide · 5 in B68C

B68C grants by year, peak 2019 (11)

US utility-patent grants per year in B68C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 7% versus 2015–2019.

24681012 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 5

Who leads B68C?

The 12 most active assignees in SADDLES; Stirrups - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Apple is the most active filer in B68C, holding 5 of the 67 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 B68C
Rank Company Patents in B68C
#1 Amahorse Trading S.R.L. 5
#2 The Kingstar Company 1
#3 Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd 1
#4 Acavallo S.R.L. 1

Questions about B68C

Which company holds the most patents in B68C?
Apple Inc. leads B68C with 5 patents (7.5% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 88% of class grants.
Which B68C assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B68C, Amahorse Trading S.R.L. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (0.33x: 9 grants in 2019–2021 → 3 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does B68C compare inside parent class B68?
Inside B68 (SADDLERY; Upholstery), B68C ranks #2 of 4 subclasses by grant volume and holds 14.3% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B68G (357 grants).

What to do with this data

B68C in context - here's where to go next.

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

Methodology - B68C figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (67 grants in the tracked window).

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