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D06F 3/04

Hand rubbers, e.g. gloves with corrugated surfaces

Full Title

Hand rubbing apparatus (corrugated tub-walls D06F1/04) > Hand rubbers, e.g. gloves with corrugated surfaces

Filing statistics

CPC D06F 3/04 belongs to the parent subclass D06F, which recorded 79,336 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 5,117 in 2013 to 6,670 in 2023 (+30%), peaking at 9,018 applications in 2018. 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

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