containing granules other than absorbent substances

Introduced: January 2012

Full Title

Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres > from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties > containing granules other than absorbent substances

Additional Content IPC

Granules Granules cover, for example, those having antibiotic properties or granular substances with flame retardant properties.

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both 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