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D05B

SEWING (appliances for the tailoring trade A41H; sewing tables A47B29/00; sewing in bookbinding B42B2/00; sewing machines modified for knitting D04B39/08)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

D05B covers sewing machines, their components, and mechanisms for stitching fabrics and other materials together using needles and thread. This classification encompasses machine design, needle systems, thread feeding apparatus, stitch formation mechanisms, and control systems for various sewing operations. It includes both general-purpose and specialized sewing machines, such as those for straight stitching, zigzag stitching, buttonhole creation, and decorative work. Related classifications D05C and D05D address embroidering and tufting respectively, which are distinct processes from standard sewing.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: SEWING

CPC: SEWING (appliances for the tailoring trade A41H; sewing tables A47B29/00; sewing in bookbinding B42B2/00; sewing machines modified for knitting D04B39/08)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

SEWING

CPC:

SEWING (appliances for the tailoring trade A41H; sewing tables A47B29/00; sewing in bookbinding B42B2/00; sewing machines modified for knitting D04B39/08)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 49 subcodes exist in both systems.

33 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • D05B 17/00 Sewing machines for concurrently making thread and welded seams (for making non-welded fluid-tight seams D05B1/26) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D05B 25/00 Sewing units consisting of combinations of several sewing machines IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D05B 41/00 Work-collecting devices IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D05B 43/00 Spool-pin assemblies incorporated in sewing machines IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D05B 45/00 Applications of measuring devices for determining the length of threads used in sewing machines (measuring devices in embroidery machines D05C, in general G01B) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class D05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. JACK SEWING MACHINE COMPANY 1,314
  2. JUKI CORPORATION 537
  3. ZHEJIANG MAQI SEWING MACHINE COMPANY 534
  4. GUANGDONG ESQUEL TEXTILES COMPANY 526
  5. BROTHER INDUSTRIES 481
  6. BULLMER ELECTROMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 466
  7. ZHEJIANG ZOJE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY 406
  8. GUILIN ESQUEL TEXTILES COMPANY 402
  9. TIANJIN RICHPEACE COMPUTERIZED MACHINERY COMPANY 352
  10. JACK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 298

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class D05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. JACK SEWING MACHINE COMPANY 670
  2. JUKI CORPORATION 427
  3. BROTHER INDUSTRIES 299
  4. BROTHER INDUSTRIES JP 255
  5. JANOME SEWING MACHINE COMPANY JP 224
  6. BULLMER ELECTROMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 184
  7. GUANGDONG ESQUEL TEXTILES COMPANY 168
  8. JUKI CORPORATION JP 159
  9. COLOREEL GROUP SE 139
  10. GUILIN ESQUEL TEXTILES COMPANY 132