CPC Main Group
D06P 1/00 General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed
Filing statistics
CPC D06P 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass D06P, which recorded 22,402 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 797 in 2013 to 1,434 in 2023 (+80%), peaking at 3,567 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
32 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D06P 1/02 using azo dyes (D06P1/18, D06P1/38, D06P1/39, D06P1/41 take precedence)
- D06P 1/13 using azomethine dyes
- D06P 1/14 using phthalocyanine dyes without vatting (D06P1/38, D06P1/40 take precedence)
- D06P 1/16 using dispersed, e.g. acetate, dyestuffs
- D06P 1/22 using vat dyestuffs
- D06P 1/30 using sulfur dyes
- D06P 1/32 using oxidation dyes
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