Adhesive fibres

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Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres > from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties > by welding together the fibres, e.g. by partially melting or dissolving (in combination with needling D04H1/485) > Adhesive fibres

Filing statistics

CPC D04H 1/542 belongs to the parent subclass D04H, which recorded 43,145 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,849 in 2013 to 3,297 in 2023 (+16%), peaking at 5,062 applications in 2020. 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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D04H 1/544 Olefin series
D04H 1/545 Polyvinyl alcohol
D04H 1/546 Polyvinyl acetate
D04H 1/548 Acrylonitrile series
D04H 1/549 Polyamides
D04H 1/55 Polyesters
D04H 1/551 Resins thereof not provided for in groups D04H1/544 - D04H1/55

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