CPC Subgroup
D04H 1/08 and hardened by felting; Felts or felted products
Full Title
Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres > from fleeces or layers composed of fibres having existing or potential cohesive properties, e.g. natural fibres, prestretched or fibrillated artificial fibres (felting apparatus D04H17/00) > and hardened by felting; Felts or felted products
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D04H 1/09 Silk
- D04H 1/10 Felts made from mixtures of fibres
- D04H 1/16 Laminated felts in which the separate layers are united by a felting process
- D04H 1/20 Felts incorporating inserts or attachments, e.g. for ornamental purposes
- D04H 1/22 Three-dimensional [3D] articles formed by felting processes
- D04H 1/24 Covers felted on to three-dimensional [3D] articles
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