CPC Main Group
D06H 7/00 Apparatus or processes for cutting, or otherwise severing, specially adapted for the cutting, or otherwise severing, of textile materials
Filing statistics
CPC D06H 7/00 belongs to the parent subclass D06H, which 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
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D06H 7/02 transversely (D06H7/14 takes precedence)
- D06H 7/04 longitudinally (D06H7/14 takes precedence)
- D06H 7/10 obliquely
- D06H 7/14 Cutting fabrics by cutting the weft or warp threads while making special provision to avoid cutting warp or weft threads, respectively, adjacent to the cut
- D06H 7/16 specially adapted for cutting lace or embroidery (shearing, e.g. cutting loose threads, D06C)
- D06H 7/18 Cutting rolls of material without unwinding
- D06H 7/20 Tearing
- D06H 7/22 Severing by heat or by chemical agents
- D06H 7/24 Devices specially adapted for cutting-out samples
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