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CPC technology class · D05

D05C - Embroidering

Embroidering; tufting. 545 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

545
US patents granted
D05
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+68%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Embroidering ranks #532 of 670 CPC technology areas - 545 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 68% over five years.

#532
of 670 CPC technology areas
545
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Brother Kogyo
leading assignee (94)
+68%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (94 patents)

CPC subclass D05C - EMBROIDERING; TUFTING - covers 545 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class D05 (SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in D05C is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha leads with 94 patents, followed by Card-monroe Corp. at 50 grants and Under Armour, Inc. at 29.

Filing activity in D05C is up 68% 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 D05C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in D05C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 68% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads D05C?

The 12 most active assignees in EMBROIDERING; TUFTING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Brother Kogyo is the most active filer in D05C, holding 94 of the 545 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 D05C
Rank Company Patents in D05C
#1 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 94
#2 Card-monroe Corp. 50
#3 Under Armour, Inc. 29
#4 Janome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd. 26
#5 Columbia Insurance Company 24
#6 Tuftco Corporation 19
#7 Vandewiele Nv 14
#8 Inteva Products, Llc 12
#9 Higgins Research & Development, Llc 10
#10 Groz-beckert KG 8
#11 Janome Corporation 8
#12 Createme Technologies Inc. 7
#13 Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation 6
#14 Coloreel Group AB 6
#15 ABM International, Inc. 5
#16 Interface, Inc. 5
#17 Singer Sourcing Limited Llc 5
#18 TISM Co., Ltd. 5
#19 JUKI Corporation 4
#20 TELA Bio, Inc. 4

About This Class

CPC subclass D05C belongs to class D05.

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

20 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 D05C 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 D05C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D05C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 D05C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D05C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520 020406080100 Patents in D05C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Brother KogyoCard-monroeUnder ArmourJanome Sewing MachineColumbia InsuranceTuftcoVandewieleInteva ProductsHiggins Research & De…Groz-beckert KgJanomeCreatemeAladdin ManufacturingColoreel Group Ab
Top 14 D05C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D05C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class D05C?
CPC subclass D05C covers EMBROIDERING; TUFTING. It belongs to CPC class D05 (SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING), with 545 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in D05C?
545 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass D05C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in D05C?
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha leads D05C with 94 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for D05C 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., D05) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like D05C 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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