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D06

TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Description

Class D06 covers mechanical, chemical, and thermal treatment processes applied to textiles and related flexible materials, including laundering, washing, bleaching, dyeing, and finishing operations. This classification encompasses equipment, methods, and systems for textile processing such as cleaning machines, drying apparatus, pressing equipment, and chemical treatment installations. It also includes treatment of leather, furs, and other flexible materials that do not fall within specialized textile categories. Adjacent classes handle raw fiber preparation (D01), yarn and thread production (D02-D05), and specific textile products like clothing or nets (D04, other sections).

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 11 subcodes exist in both systems.

5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY 10,520
  2. HAIER SMART HOME 8,532
  3. LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,853
  4. WUXI LITTLE SWAN COMPANY 5,749
  5. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY CN 2,905
  6. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 2,785
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,662
  8. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 1,701
  9. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1,391
  10. MIELE DE 1,374

Top Applicants (CPC)

2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,955
  2. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY 7,190
  3. HAIER SMART HOME 5,471
  4. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY CN 2,962
  5. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 2,870
  6. WUXI LITTLE SWAN COMPANY 2,869
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,731
  8. MIELE DE 1,371
  9. WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION US 1,285
  10. ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES SE 1,261