CPC Main Group
D04H 5/00 Non woven fabrics formed of mixtures of relatively short fibres and yarns or like filamentary material of substantial length
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D04H 5/02 strengthened or consolidated by mechanical methods, e.g. needling (needling machines D04H18/00)
- D04H 5/04 strengthened or consolidated by applying or incorporating chemical or thermo-activatable bonding agents in solid or liquid form
- D04H 5/06 strengthened or consolidated by welding-together thermoplastic fibres, filaments, or yarns
- D04H 5/08 characterised by the method of forming fleeces or layers, e.g. reorientation of fibres or yarns
- D04H 5/12 Glass fibres
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