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DIFF Subclass Not Allocatable
D02G

CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS

Introduced: September 1968

Description

This subclass covers mechanical processes and apparatus for introducing permanent crimp, curl, or wave structures into textile fibres, filaments, yarns, and threads. It encompasses heat-setting methods, mechanical deformation techniques, and devices that create textured properties for improved elasticity, bulk, and aesthetic characteristics in yarns. The classification includes equipment for continuous and batch processing of various fibre types and the resulting crimped or curled yarn products intended for subsequent textile manufacture.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, YARNS, OR THREADS; YARNS OR THREADS

CPC: CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, YARNS, OR THREADS; YARNS OR THREADS

CPC:

CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class D02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 383
  2. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 349
  3. TORAY INDUSTRIES 281
  4. OERLIKON TEXTILE & COMPANY DE 224
  5. CONTINENTAL REIFEN DE 208
  6. NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 203
  7. KOLON INDUSTRIES KR 188
  8. WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY 184
  9. COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 176
  10. TMT MACHINERY 155

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class D02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 443
  2. OERLIKON TEXTILE & COMPANY DE 242
  3. KOLON INDUSTRIES KR 232
  4. CONTINENTAL REIFEN DE 204
  5. JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 193
  6. COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 178
  7. TMT MACHINERY 168
  8. NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 163
  9. WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY 153
  10. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 131