D06H MARKING, INSPECTING, SEAMING OR SEVERING TEXTILE MATERIALS (seaming by sewing D05B)
Description
D06H covers machines and methods for marking, inspecting, seaming, and severing textile materials during manufacturing and finishing processes. This includes equipment for applying marks or patterns to textiles, quality control inspection systems, sewing or joining textile layers, and cutting or separating fabric. The classification encompasses both automated industrial machinery and manual techniques used in textile production, excluding general textile treatment operations covered in other D06 subclasses.
Filing statistics
CPC subclass D06H recorded 9,248 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 215 in 2013 to 737 in 2023 (+243%), peaking at 1,820 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
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D06H 1/00 Marking textile materials; Marking in combination with metering or inspecting
- D06H 2201/00 Inspecting textile materials
- D06H 3/00 Inspecting textile materials
- D06H 5/00 Seaming textile materials
- D06H 7/00 Apparatus or processes for cutting, or otherwise severing, specially adapted for the cutting, or otherwise severing, of textile materials
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,955
- QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY 7,190
- HAIER SMART HOME 5,471
- QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY CN 2,962
- BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 2,870
- WUXI LITTLE SWAN COMPANY 2,869
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,731
- MIELE DE 1,371
- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION US 1,285
- ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES SE 1,261