DIFF Subgroup
D03D 45/50 Cutting, holding, manipulating, or disposing of, weft ends
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Looms with automatic weft replenishment > Cutting, holding, manipulating, or disposing of, weft ends
CPC:
Looms with automatic weft replenishment (automatic replenishment in smallware looms D03D35/00, in circular looms D03D37/00) > Cutting, holding, manipulating, or disposing of, weft ends
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- D03D 45/52 Cutting weft of depleted shuttle near shuttle and holding the piece attached to the fabric IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D03D 45/54 Cutting fresh weft and holding the piece attached to the fabric IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D03D 45/62 Disposing of waste pieces of cut weft end (D03D45/58 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class D03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 461
- TORAY INDUSTRIES 324
- SHANDONG RIFA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY 279
- TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 260
- JIANGSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 259
- ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY 244
- PICANOL BE 213
- TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION JP 192
- FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN US 175
- NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 171
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class D03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 517
- PICANOL BE 214
- TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 210
- JIANGSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 202
- SANKO TEKSTIL ISLETMELERI SAN. VE TIC. TR 196
- TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION JP 193
- FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN US 188
- SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 187
- SAFRAN FR 168
- ASAHI KASEI JP 150