D06M 11/68 with phosphorus or compounds thereof, e.g. with chlorophosphonic acid or salts thereof (with phosphines or diphosphines D06M11/01; with selenium or tellurium compounds D06M11/52; with polyphosphazene or derivatives thereof D06M15/673)
Full Title
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) > with phosphorus or compounds thereof, e.g. with chlorophosphonic acid or salts thereof (with phosphines or diphosphines D06M11/01; with selenium or tellurium compounds D06M11/52; with polyphosphazene or derivatives thereof D06M15/673)
Filing statistics
CPC D06M 11/68 belongs to the parent subclass D06M, which recorded 58,384 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,831 in 2013 to 4,712 in 2023 (+66%), peaking at 7,298 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
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D06M 11/69 with phosphorus; with halides or oxyhalides of phosphorus; with chlorophosphonic acid or its salts
- D06M 11/70 with oxides of phosphorus; with hypophosphorous, phosphorous or phosphoric acids or their salts
- D06M 11/72 with metaphosphoric acids or their salts; with polyphosphoric acids or their salts; with perphosphoric acids or their salts
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