CPC Main Group
D04G 1/00 Making nets by knotting of filamentary material
Filing statistics
CPC D04G 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass D04G, which recorded 253 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 16 in 2013 to 12 in 2023 (-25%), peaking at 37 applications in 2019. 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
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Child Classifications
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- D04G 1/02 in machines
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