CPC Main Group
D04H 11/00 Non-woven pile fabrics (layered products forming non-woven pile fabrics B32B)
Filing statistics
CPC D04H 11/00 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 11/04 formed by zig-zag folding of a fleece or layer of staple fibres, filaments, or yarns, strengthened or consolidated at the folds
- D04H 11/08 formed by creation of a pile on at least one surface of a non-woven fabric without addition of pile-forming material, e.g. by needling, by differential shrinking (needling machines D04H18/00)
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