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D06M 23/00

Treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, characterised by the process

Filing statistics

CPC D06M 23/00 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

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Child Classifications

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  • D06M 23/005
  • D06M 23/02 Processes in which the treating agent is releasably affixed or incorporated into a dispensing means
  • D06M 23/04 Processes in which the treating agent is applied in the form of a foam
  • D06M 23/06 Processes in which the treating agent is dispersed in a gas, e.g. aerosols (aerosol compositions C09K3/30)
  • D06M 23/08 Processes in which the treating agent is applied in powder or granular form (adhesives for multi-layer textile fabrics D06M17/00)
  • D06M 23/12 Processes in which the treating agent is incorporated in microcapsules (making microcapsules B01J13/02)
  • D06M 23/14 Processes for the fixation or treatment of textile materials in three-dimensional [3D] forms

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,955
  2. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY 7,190
  3. HAIER SMART HOME 5,471
  4. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY CN 2,962
  5. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 2,870
  6. WUXI LITTLE SWAN COMPANY 2,869
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,731
  8. MIELE DE 1,371
  9. WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION US 1,285
  10. ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES SE 1,261