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CPC technology class · C14

C14C - Chemical Treatment OF Hides

Chemical treatment of hides, skins or leather, e.g. tanning, impregnating, finishing; apparatus therefor; compositions for tanning. 170 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

170
US patents granted
C14
Parent CPC class
16
Active assignees
+63%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Chemical Treatment OF Hides ranks #608 of 670 CPC technology areas - 170 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 63% over five years.

#608
of 670 CPC technology areas
170
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Modern Meadow
leading assignee (11)
+63%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Modern Meadow, Inc. (11 patents)

CPC subclass C14C - CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF HIDES, SKINS OR LEATHER, e.g. TANNING, IMPREGNATING, FINISHING; APPARATUS THEREFOR; COMPOSITIONS FOR TANNING - covers 170 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 C14C is shaped by 16 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Modern Meadow, Inc. leads with 11 patents, followed by Agfa Nv at 10 grants and National Beef Packing Company, Llc at 10.

Filing activity in C14C is up 63% 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 C14C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in C14C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 63% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads C14C?

The 12 most active assignees in CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF HIDES, SKINS OR LEATHER, e.g. TANNING, IMPREGNATING, FINISHING; APPARATUS THEREFOR; COMPOSITIONS FOR TANNING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Modern Meadow is the most active filer in C14C, holding 11 of the 170 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 C14C
Rank Company Patents in C14C
#1 Modern Meadow, Inc. 11
#2 Agfa Nv 10
#3 National Beef Packing Company, Llc 10
#4 King's College London 8
#5 Xero Limited 7
#6 Vitrolabs Inc 7
#7 ECCO Sko A/s 3
#8 Stahl International B.v. 3
#9 Tyson Foods, Inc. 2
#10 Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. 2
#11 Evolved BY Nature, Inc. 2
#12 Energizer Auto, Inc. 1
#13 E I DU PONT Nemours AND Company 1
#14 Minkpapir A/s 1
#15 ATKO Planning Inc. 1
#16 Universitat DE Lleida 1

About This Class

CPC subclass C14C belongs to class C14.

170 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 C14C 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 C14C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C14C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 C14C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C14C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 051015 Patents in C14C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Modern MeadowAgfaNational Beef PackingKing's College LondonXeroVitrolabsEcco Sko A/SStahl International B…Tyson FoodsNissin Chemical Indus…Evolved By NatureEnergizer AutoE I Du Pont Nemours A…Minkpapir A/S
Top 14 C14C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C14C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class C14C?
CPC subclass C14C covers CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF HIDES, SKINS OR LEATHER, e.g. TANNING, IMPREGNATING, FINISHING; APPARATUS THEREFOR; COMPOSITIONS FOR TANNING. It belongs to CPC class C14 (SKINS; HIDES; PELTS; LEATHER), with 170 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in C14C?
170 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass C14C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in C14C?
Modern Meadow, Inc. leads C14C with 11 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for C14C 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 C14C 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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