D04D TRIMMINGS; RIBBONS, TAPES OR BANDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (fittings or trimmings for hats, e.g. hat bands A42C5/00; decorating art B44; yarns or threads D02G; weaving D03; braid or lace D04C; non-woven fabrics D04H)
Introduced: September 1968
Description
D04D covers the production and processing of trimmings, ribbons, tapes, and bands that do not fall under more specific textile classifications. This subclass includes decorative and functional narrow textile products used in apparel, upholstery, and industrial applications, encompassing both their manufacture and finishing. It excludes products already classified in other D04 subclasses (such as knitted fabrics or lace) and covers methods, machinery, and materials specific to these narrow-format textile articles.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: TRIMMINGS; RIBBONS, TAPES, OR BANDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
CPC: TRIMMINGS; RIBBONS, TAPES OR BANDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (fittings or trimmings for hats, e.g. hat bands A42C5/00; decorating art B44; yarns or threads D02G; weaving D03; braid or lace D04C; non-woven fabrics D04H)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
TRIMMINGS; RIBBONS, TAPES, OR BANDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TRIMMINGS; RIBBONS, TAPES OR BANDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (fittings or trimmings for hats, e.g. hat bands A42C5/00; decorating art B44; yarns or threads D02G; weaving D03; braid or lace D04C; non-woven fabrics D04H)
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 6 subcodes exist in both systems.
5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- D04D 1/00 Ropes or like decorative or ornamental elongated trimmings made from filamentary material (ropes or cords in general D07B) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D04D 3/00 Chenille trimmings (chenille yarns D02G; making chenille trimmings by weaving D03D) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D04D 9/00 Ribbons, tapes, welts, bands, beadings, or other decorative or ornamental strips, not otherwise provided for (made by laminating B32B; binders for packaging purposes B65D; adhesive tape C09J7/20; made by weaving D03; made by braiding D04C) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class D04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 887
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 727
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 692
- NIKE US 633
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 537
- TORAY INDUSTRIES 528
- NIKE INNOVATE US 522
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 479
- NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 439
- NINGBO CIXING COMPANY 425
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class D04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 1,303
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 899
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 856
- NIKE INNOVATE US 852
- NIKE US 749
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 569
- SHIMA SEIKI MANUFACTURING JP 469
- SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER FR 468
- REIFENHAEUSER & COMPANY MASCHINENFABRIK DE 462
- NIKE INNOVATE NL 363