TRIMMINGS; RIBBONS, TAPES OR BANDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (fittings or trimmings for hats, e.g. hat bands A42C5/00; decorating art B44; yarns or threads D02G; weaving D03; braid or lace D04C; non-woven fabrics D04H)

Description

D04D covers the production and processing of trimmings, ribbons, tapes, and bands that do not fall under more specific textile classifications. This subclass includes decorative and functional narrow textile products used in apparel, upholstery, and industrial applications, encompassing both their manufacture and finishing. It excludes products already classified in other D04 subclasses (such as knitted fabrics or lace) and covers methods, machinery, and materials specific to these narrow-format textile articles.

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D04D 1/00 Ropes or like decorative or ornamental elongated trimmings made from filamentary material (ropes or cords in general D07B)
D04D 11/00 Ribbon-threading apparatus or devices (needles D05B)
D04D 3/00 Chenille trimmings (chenille yarns D02G; making chenille trimmings by weaving D03D)
D04D 5/00 Fringes (tasselled D04D7/08)
D04D 7/00 Decorative or ornamental textile articles
D04D 9/00 Ribbons, tapes, welts, bands, beadings, or other decorative or ornamental strips, not otherwise provided for (made by laminating B32B; binders for packaging purposes B65D; adhesive tape C09J7/20; made by weaving D03; made by braiding D04C)

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