C14B 1/00
Manufacture of leather
Official title: Manufacture of leather; Machines or devices therefor {(machines specially adapted for forming upper shoe blanks or shoe leggings by stretching A43D8/003)}
C14B1/00 (Manufacture of leather) appears on 237 US grants and 151 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C14B- Granted patents
- 237
- Published applications
- 151
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 398
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 8 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 12 |
| 2016 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13 |
| 2018 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 14 | 11 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- C14B 1/02Fleshing, unhairing, samming, stretching-out, setting-out, shaving, splitting, or skiving skins, hides, or68
- C14B 1/44Mechanical treatment of leather surfaces57
- C14B 1/58Drying49
- C14B 1/26Leather tensioning or stretching frames46
- C14B 1/30Pressing or rolling leather22
- C14B 1/40Softening or making skins or leather supple14
- C14B 1/62Winding or stacking hides or leather9
- C14B 1/28Machines for treating leather combined with devices for measuring and printing7
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Recent patents
- Method for producing a multilayer laminar product and plant for implementing said method24 Feb 2026US 12,559,805 B2Costa S.R.L.
- Position splitting10 Feb 2026US 12,545,968 B2Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
- Natural leather trimming machine and natural leather conditioning plant28 Oct 2025US 12,454,729 B2
- System for processing and supply of an optimal batch of homogeneous grade hides from multiple tanneries with random qualities10 Jun 2025US 12,327,289 B2Lesa—Hidexe S.A.
- Method of decorating natural leather6 May 2025US 12,291,050 B2Agfa NV
- Multilayer Leather Product And Method For The Preparation Thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249588 A1David Leather Expressions Srl
- Leather decorating device and method21 May 2026US 2026/0139335 A121Grams Leather Goods LLC
- Decorating a Hide by Inkjet Technology30 Oct 2025US 2025/0333904 A1Agfa NV
- Manufacturing a Decorated Leather Article2 Oct 2025US 2025/0305213 A1Agfa NV
- Hide sorting systems and methods14 Aug 2025US 2025/0257414 A1National Beef Packing Company, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for making drawn containers48US 4,051,707 AKraft, Inc. · 1977
- Microwave drying of hides under vacuum in tanning equipment26US 6,092,301 A2000
- Apparatus for stacking generic sheet-like elements such as sheets, hides, boards, and the like24US 4,664,577 A1987
- Apparatus for measuring irregular areas and thicknesses20US 4,060,734 AForth Instruments Limited · 1977
- Apparatus for automatically centering an endless band trained over two rolls16US 4,173,904 AS.p.A. Luigi Rizzi & C. · 1979