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DIFF Subgroup
D04C 3/02

with spool carriers guided by track plates or by bobbin heads exclusively

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Braiding or lacing machines > with spool carriers guided by track plates or by bobbin heads exclusively

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 13 subcodes exist in both systems.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • D04C 3/04 with spool carriers guided and reciprocating in non-endless paths IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D04C 3/06 with spool carriers moving always in the same direction in endless paths IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D04C 3/08 with means for superimposing threads or braids IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D04C 3/10 with means for forming edge loops, ears, or eyes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D04C 3/12 with means for introducing core threads IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D04C 3/20 Arrangement of bobbin heads and guides or track plates in the machine IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D04C 3/22 Guides or track plates (with means for controlling spool carriers D04C3/24) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D04C 3/32 Pattern input IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D04C 3/34 Beater, or beat-up, mechanisms IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D04C 3/36 Frames IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D04C 3/38 Driving-gear; Starting or stopping mechanisms IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class D04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 887
  2. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 727
  3. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 692
  4. NIKE US 633
  5. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 537
  6. TORAY INDUSTRIES 528
  7. NIKE INNOVATE US 522
  8. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 479
  9. NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 439
  10. NINGBO CIXING COMPANY 425

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class D04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 1,303
  2. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 899
  3. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 856
  4. NIKE INNOVATE US 852
  5. NIKE US 749
  6. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 569
  7. SHIMA SEIKI MANUFACTURING JP 469
  8. SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER FR 468
  9. REIFENHAEUSER & COMPANY MASCHINENFABRIK DE 462
  10. NIKE INNOVATE NL 363