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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 grant trajectory.

102
US patents granted
#2/2
in C14
37.5%
C14 class share
+29%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Mechanical Treatment Or Processing Of Skins ranks #621 of 670 CPC technology areas - 102 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 29% over five years.

#621
of 670 CPC technology areas
102
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Minkpapir A/S
leading assignee (9)
+29%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How C14B's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, C14B recorded 53 grants versus 41 in 2015–2019 (+29% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 21 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 5 (+320% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee National Beef Packing Company, LLC holds 8.8% of the class ; the top three share 23.5%.

Leaderboard read

C14B concentration, lead at 8.8%

National Beef Packing Company, LLC leads this historical grant record at 8.8% of C14B - foreign corporation assignees hold 61% of class grants (30 of 49). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
8.8%

9 of 102 grants

Top three share
23.5%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
0

more grants than Minkpapir A/S

Where C14B sits inside C14

Among 2 subclasses in C14 (SKINS; HIDES; PELTS; Leather), C14B ranks #2 and holds 37.5% of the parent class's 272 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

C14C 170

Rising assignees active in C14B

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 Sustainable Composites, LLC 2.00x 1 → 2 company-wide · 6 in C14B
  2. #2 Atko Planning Inc. 1.50x 2 → 3 company-wide · 5 in C14B
  3. #3 National Beef Packing Company, LLC 0.80x 5 → 4 company-wide · 9 in C14B
  4. #4 Minkpapir A/S 0.11x 9 → 1 company-wide · 9 in C14B

C14B grants by year, peak 2020 (21)

US utility-patent grants per year in C14B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 29% versus 2015–2019.

0510152025 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 6

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
View data table
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

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

Questions about C14B

Which company holds the most patents in C14B?
Minkpapir A/S leads C14B with 9 patents (8.8% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 61% of class grants.
Which C14B assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in C14B, Sustainable Composites, LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (2.00x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 2 in 2022–2024) while holding 6 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does C14B compare inside parent class C14?
Inside C14 (SKINS; HIDES; PELTS; Leather), C14B ranks #2 of 2 subclasses by grant volume and holds 37.5% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is C14C (170 grants).

What to do with this data

C14B in context - here's where to go next.

  • National Beef Packing Company, LLC leads C14B with 9 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • C14B ranks #621 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class C14, the largest sibling subclass is C14C with 170 grants. Explore C14C

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

Methodology - C14B figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (102 grants in the tracked window).

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