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D03D 47/12

wherein single picks of weft thread are inserted, i.e. with shedding between each pick

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms > wherein single picks of weft thread are inserted, i.e. with shedding between each pick

CPC:

Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms (circular looms D03D37/00) > wherein single picks of weft thread are inserted, i.e. with shedding between each pick

Of 7 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • D03D 47/125 CPC only CPC only
  • D03D 47/14 by a gripper needle taking the end of the weft through the shed IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D03D 47/16 by a gripper needle entering the shed empty and drawing the weft as it retracts IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D03D 47/18 two weft inserters meeting at or near the middle of the shed and transferring the weft from one to the other IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class D03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 461
  2. TORAY INDUSTRIES 324
  3. SHANDONG RIFA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY 279
  4. TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 260
  5. JIANGSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 259
  6. ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY 244
  7. PICANOL BE 213
  8. TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION JP 192
  9. FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN US 175
  10. NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 171

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class D03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 517
  2. PICANOL BE 214
  3. TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 210
  4. JIANGSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 202
  5. SANKO TEKSTIL ISLETMELERI SAN. VE TIC. TR 196
  6. TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION JP 193
  7. FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN US 188
  8. SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 187
  9. SAFRAN FR 168
  10. ASAHI KASEI JP 150