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)
Introduced: September 1968
Description
C14C covers chemical, enzymatic, and microbiological processing of animal skins, hides, and leather, including tanning, impregnation, and finishing operations. This subclass encompasses tanning agents and compositions (mineral, vegetable, synthetic), enzymes and microorganisms used in leather processing, and apparatus designed for treatment applications. It addresses both traditional and modern leather production methods, including hide preservation, coloration, water-resistance treatment, and surface finishing. Related mechanical or preparatory treatments of raw hides are classified separately under C14B.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: TREATING SKINS, HIDES OR LEATHER WITH CHEMICALS, ENZYMES OR MICROORGANISMS, e.g. TANNING, IMPREGNATING OR FINISHING; APPARATUS THEREFOR; COMPOSITIONS FOR TANNING
CPC: 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)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
TREATING SKINS, HIDES OR LEATHER WITH CHEMICALS, ENZYMES OR MICROORGANISMS, e.g. TANNING, IMPREGNATING OR FINISHING; APPARATUS THEREFOR; COMPOSITIONS FOR TANNING
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)
Additional Content IPC
Fur furs The body hair of non-human mammals, also known as the pelage. Hide hides Body covering or skin of an animal. Leather leathers Animal hide or skin, which has been tanned. Pasting process pasting processes An industrial process for stretching and drying wet skins, which have been glued (pasted) on a plane surface before. Pelt pelts The skin of an animal with hair, fur, or wool still attached. Tanning A chemical treatment for animal hides or skins, making them soft and durable by preventing decomposition. Technical leather A leather that withstands tough wear and tear and is used, for instance, in the automotive and aviation industries (e.g. belts).
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- C14C 13/00 Manufacture of special kinds or leather, e.g. vellum (chamois tanning C14C3/14) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C14C 15/00 Apparatus for chemical treatment or washing of hides, skins, or leather IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C14C 9/00 Impregnating leather for preserving, waterproofing, making resistant to heat or similar purposes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- C14C 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class C14,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 236
- SICHUAN UNIVERSITY 186
- XINGYE LEATHER TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 118
- NANTONG SIRUI ENGINEERING COMPANY 104
- HENAN PROSPER SKINS & LEATHER ENTERPRISE COMPANY 93
- LIAONING FUXIN NEW MATERIAL COMPANY 90
- FENGAN LEATHER COMPANY 70
- ZHANGZHOU XIANGZHOU LEATHER COMPANY 70
- STAHL INTERNATIONAL NL 68
- ZHEJIANG FUBANG GROUP COMPANY 61
Top Applicants (CPC)
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