CPC Subgroup
D06L 4/60 Optical bleaching or brightening
Full Title
Bleaching fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods; Bleaching leather or furs > Optical bleaching or brightening
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Child Classifications
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- D06L 4/607 in organic solvents
- D06L 4/614 in aqueous solvents
- D06L 4/643 wherein the brightener is introduced in a gaseous environment or in solid phase, e.g. by transfer, by use of powders or by use of super-critical fluids
- D06L 4/65 with mixtures of optical brighteners
- D06L 4/657 combined with other treatments, e.g. finishing, bleaching, softening, dyeing or pigment printing
- D06L 4/664 Preparations of optical brighteners; Optical brighteners in aerosol form; Physical treatment of optical brighteners
- D06L 4/671 Optical brightening assistants, e.g. enhancers or boosters
- D06L 4/679 Fixing treatments in optical brightening, e.g. heating, steaming or acid shock
- D06L 4/686 Fugitive optical brightening; Discharge of optical brighteners in discharge paste; Blueing; Differential optical brightening
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