D06M TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
Description
D06M covers residual textile and fibrous material treatments not classified elsewhere in Class D06, including chemical finishing processes, functional coatings, and property modifications applied to fibers, yarns, fabrics, and feather products. This subclass captures specialized treatments such as flame retardancy, water repellency, antimicrobial finishes, and other performance enhancements that do not fit within more specific D06 subclasses (D06B through D06L) for dyeing, bleaching, or mechanical processing. It serves as a catch-all for novel or combined treatment methods and emerging finishing technologies applied to textile materials at various production stages. Adjacent subclasses address specific finishing techniques (e.g., D06N for coating or impregnating), so D06M focuses on treatment methods and chemical processes not otherwise accommodated in the classification scheme.
13 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D06M 10/00 Physical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. by ultrasonic waves, corona discharge, irradiation, electric currents or magnetic fields; Physical treatment combined with treatment with chemical compounds or elements
- D06M 11/00 Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereof; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising (D06M10/00 takes precedence)
- D06M 13/00 Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds (D06M10/00, D06M14/00 take precedence; treatment with complexes of organic amines with inorganic substances D06M11/59); Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
- D06M 14/00 Graft polymerisation of monomers containing carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds on to fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials (on to unshaped polymers C08F251/00 - C08F292/00)
- D06M 15/00 Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment (D06M10/00, D06M14/00 take precedence; )
- D06M 16/00 Biochemical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. enzymatic
- D06M 17/00 Producing multi-layer textile fabrics
- D06M 19/00 Treatment of feathers
- D06M 2101/00 Chemical constitution of the fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, to be treated
- D06M 2200/00 Functionality of the treatment composition and/or properties imparted to the textile material
- D06M 23/00 Treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, characterised by the process
- D06M 2400/00 Specific information on the treatment or the process itself not provided in D06M23/00-D06M23/18
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