D04D 9/06 made by working plastics
Full Title
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) > made by working plastics
Filing statistics
CPC D04D 9/06 belongs to the parent subclass D04D, which recorded 551 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 76 in 2013 to 16 in 2023 (-79%), peaking at 99 applications in 2014. The most active applicants in class D04 are P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) (1,303 applications), TORAY INDUSTRIES (899 applications) and KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION (856 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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