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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 filing trajectory.

67
US patents granted
B68
Parent CPC class
4
Active assignees
+24%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Saddles ranks #635 of 670 CPC technology areas - 67 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 24% over five years.

#635
of 670 CPC technology areas
67
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Apple
leading assignee (5)
+24%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Apple Inc. (5 patents)

CPC subclass B68C - SADDLES; STIRRUPS - covers 67 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class B68 (SADDLERY; UPHOLSTERY). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in B68C is shaped by 4 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Apple Inc. leads with 5 patents, followed by The Kingstar Company at 1 grants and Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd at 1.

Filing activity in B68C is up 24% 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 B68C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B68C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 24% versus 2015–2019.

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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
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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

About This Class

CPC subclass B68C belongs to class B68.

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

4 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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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B68C?
CPC subclass B68C covers SADDLES; STIRRUPS. It belongs to CPC class B68 (SADDLERY; UPHOLSTERY), with 67 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B68C?
67 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B68C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B68C?
Apple Inc. leads B68C with 5 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B68C 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., B68) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like B68C 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

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