CPC Subgroup
C14C 13/02 Manufacture of technical leather
Full Title
Manufacture of special kinds or leather, e.g. vellum (chamois tanning C14C3/14) > Manufacture of technical leather
Filing statistics
CPC C14C 13/02 belongs to the parent subclass C14C, which recorded 5,302 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 175 in 2013 to 317 in 2023 (+81%), peaking at 739 applications in 2017. 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
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class C14, 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