CPC Subgroup
D04B 35/04 Latch needles
Full Title
Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, knitting machines, not otherwise provided for > Knitting tools or instruments not provided for in group D04B15/00 or D04B27/00 (needle manufacture B21G1/00) > Latch needles
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 1,303
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 899
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 856
- NIKE INNOVATE US 852
- NIKE US 749
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 569
- SHIMA SEIKI MANUFACTURING JP 469
- SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER FR 468
- REIFENHAEUSER & COMPANY MASCHINENFABRIK DE 462
- NIKE INNOVATE NL 363