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CPC technology class · C14

C14B - Mechanical Treatment OR Processing OF Skins

Mechanical treatment or processing of skins, hides or leather in general; pelt-shearing machines; intestine-splitting machines. 102 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

102
US patents granted
C14
Parent CPC class
16
Active assignees
+44%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Mechanical Treatment OR Processing OF Skins ranks #621 of 670 CPC technology areas - 102 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 44% over five years.

#621
of 670 CPC technology areas
102
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Minkpapir A/S
leading assignee (9)
+44%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Minkpapir A/s (9 patents)

CPC subclass C14B - MECHANICAL TREATMENT OR PROCESSING OF SKINS, HIDES OR LEATHER IN GENERAL; PELT-SHEARING MACHINES; INTESTINE-SPLITTING MACHINES - covers 102 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class C14 (SKINS; HIDES; PELTS; LEATHER). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in C14B is shaped by 16 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Minkpapir A/s leads with 9 patents, followed by Minkpapir A/s at 9 grants and Eikon Technologies Holding SARL at 6.

Filing activity in C14B 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 C14B innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in C14B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 44% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads C14B?

The 12 most active assignees in MECHANICAL TREATMENT OR PROCESSING OF SKINS, HIDES OR LEATHER IN GENERAL; PELT-SHEARING MACHINES; INTESTINE-SPLITTING MACHINES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Minkpapir A/S is the most active filer in C14B, holding 9 of the 102 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 C14B
Rank Company Patents in C14B
#1 National Beef Packing Company, Llc 9
#2 Minkpapir A/s 9
#3 Eikon Technologies Holding SARL 6
#4 Sustainable Composites, Llc 6
#5 ATKO Planning Inc. 5
#6 Xero Limited 2
#7 Epica International, Inc. 2
#8 Lectra 2
#9 Wolverine Outdoors, Inc. 1
#10 ECCO Sko A/s 1
#11 International Automotive Components Group Gmbh 1
#12 Gerber Technology Llc 1
#13 Intops Co., Ltd. 1
#14 Simplicity Works Europe, S.l. 1
#15 Zünd Systemtechnik Ag 1
#16 Dansk MINK Papir A/s 1

About This Class

CPC subclass C14B belongs to class C14.

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

16 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 C14B 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 14 C14B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C14B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 C14B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C14B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 051015202530 0246810 Patents in C14B Avg claims / patent (company-wide) National Beef PackingMinkpapir A/SEikon Holding SarlSustainable CompositesAtko PlanningXeroEpica InternationalLectraWolverine OutdoorsEcco Sko A/SInternational Automot…Gerber TechnologyIntopsSimplicity Works Euro…
Top 14 C14B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C14B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class C14B?
CPC subclass C14B covers MECHANICAL TREATMENT OR PROCESSING OF SKINS, HIDES OR LEATHER IN GENERAL; PELT-SHEARING MACHINES; INTESTINE-SPLITTING MACHINES. It belongs to CPC class C14 (SKINS; HIDES; PELTS; LEATHER), with 102 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in C14B?
102 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass C14B between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in C14B?
Minkpapir A/s leads C14B with 9 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for C14B 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., C14) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like C14B 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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