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C14B 1/44

Mechanical treatment of leather surfaces

Full Title

Manufacture of leather; Machines or devices therefor > Mechanical treatment of leather surfaces

Filing statistics

CPC C14B 1/44 belongs to the parent subclass C14B, which recorded 3,975 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 201 in 2013 to 240 in 2023 (+19%), peaking at 621 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class C14 are SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (183 applications), SICHUAN UNIVERSITY (135 applications) and XINGYE LEATHER TECHNOLOGY COMPANY (93 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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  • C14B 1/46 Fluffing, buffing, or sanding
  • C14B 1/48 Roughening (by sanding C14B1/46)
  • C14B 1/50 Glazing
  • C14B 1/52 Brushing or plush-wheeling
  • C14B 1/54 Ironing (pressing or rolling C14B1/30)
  • C14B 1/56 Ornamenting, producing designs, embossing (pressing or rolling in general C14B1/30; producing design on furs C14B15/12)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C14, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 183
  2. SICHUAN UNIVERSITY 135
  3. XINGYE LEATHER TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 93
  4. AGFA-GEVAERT BE 80
  5. MODERN MEADOW US 78
  6. XEROS GB 72
  7. STAHL INTERNATIONAL NL 69
  8. TFL LEDERTECHNIK DE 60
  9. MINKPAPIR DK 53
  10. EIKON TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING LU 51