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D06C 13/00

Shearing, clipping or cropping surfaces of textile fabrics; Pile cutting; Trimming seamed edges (for making patterns or designs D06C23/02)

Filing statistics

CPC D06C 13/00 belongs to the parent subclass D06C, which recorded 16,949 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 629 in 2013 to 1,525 in 2023 (+142%), peaking at 2,476 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class D06 are LG ELECTRONICS (7,955 applications), QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY (7,190 applications) and HAIER SMART HOME (5,471 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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  • D06C 13/02 Arrangements for detecting the presence of a seam in the fabric to lift the shearing blade
  • D06C 13/04 Shearing lace or embroidery, e.g. cutting loose threads
  • D06C 13/06 Removing floats
  • D06C 13/08 Cutting pile loops (on the loom D03D39/24)
  • D06C 13/10 Splitting double pile fabrics (on the loom D03D39/16)
  • D06C 13/12 Trimming hosiery or seamed edges of fabrics

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,955
  2. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY 7,190
  3. HAIER SMART HOME 5,471
  4. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY CN 2,962
  5. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 2,870
  6. WUXI LITTLE SWAN COMPANY 2,869
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,731
  8. MIELE DE 1,371
  9. WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION US 1,285
  10. ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES SE 1,261