D02 YARNS; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; WARPING OR BEAMING
Description
Class D02 encompasses the production, processing, and preparation of yarns and ropes through mechanical means. It covers yarn formation techniques, mechanical finishing operations such as twisting, plying, and texturizing, as well as rope manufacturing. The class also includes warping and beaming operations—preparatory processes that arrange yarns onto beams for weaving, knitting, or other downstream textile production. This classification excludes chemical or thermal finishing of yarns (covered elsewhere in Section D) and focuses specifically on mechanical transformations and yarn preparation for subsequent textile manufacturing stages.
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D02G CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS
- D02H WARPING, BEAMING OR LEASING
- D02J FINISHING OR DRESSING OF FILAMENTS, YARNS, THREADS, CORDS, ROPES OR THE LIKE (curling or crimping D02G; by treatment with liquids, gases or vapours D06B; finishing other than by liquid treatment, of yarns in warp or sheet form D06C; for chemical matters, see D06L, D06M, D06P, D06Q; treatment during rope-making, apparatus for treating ropes auxiliary to rope-making D07B)
Top Applicants
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- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 443
- OERLIKON TEXTILE & COMPANY DE 242
- KOLON INDUSTRIES KR 232
- CONTINENTAL REIFEN DE 204
- JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 193
- COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 178
- TMT MACHINERY 168
- NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 163
- WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY 153
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 131