D02J 13/006 Full Title
Heating or cooling the yarn, thread, cord, rope, or the like, not specific to any one of the processes provided for in this subclass (heating, cooling or drying during spinning or twisting D01H; drying of yarns or the like, in general F26B)
Filing statistics
CPC D02J 13/006 belongs to the parent subclass D02J, which recorded 5,892 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 330 in 2013 to 456 in 2023 (+38%), peaking at 746 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class D02 are TORAY INDUSTRIES (443 applications), OERLIKON TEXTILE & COMPANY (242 applications) and KOLON INDUSTRIES (232 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- 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