C14 SKINS; HIDES; PELTS; LEATHER
Description
C14 covers the processing, treatment, and manufacture of animal skins, hides, pelts, and leather products, including tanning, dyeing, finishing, and mechanical working operations. This classification encompasses chemical and physical methods for converting raw animal materials into finished leather suitable for footwear, garments, upholstery, and industrial applications. Related mechanical preparation steps such as beaming, fleshing, and splitting are included, along with treatments for preservation and quality improvement. Adjacent classes address raw animal materials (A22), textile finishing (D06), and footwear/leather goods manufacture (A43).
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- C14B MECHANICAL TREATMENT OR PROCESSING OF SKINS, HIDES OR LEATHER IN GENERAL; PELT-SHEARING MACHINES; INTESTINE-SPLITTING MACHINES (making leather substitutes B29, D06N; making articles from leather B68F; mechanical cleaning of hides or the like D06G; artificial leather D06N)
- C14C CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF HIDES, SKINS OR LEATHER, e.g. TANNING, IMPREGNATING, FINISHING; APPARATUS THEREFOR; COMPOSITIONS FOR TANNING (bleaching of leather or furs D06L; dyeing of leather or furs D06P)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 183
- SICHUAN UNIVERSITY 135
- XINGYE LEATHER TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 93
- AGFA-GEVAERT BE 80
- MODERN MEADOW US 78
- XEROS GB 72
- STAHL INTERNATIONAL NL 69
- TFL LEDERTECHNIK DE 60
- MINKPAPIR DK 53
- EIKON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING LU 51