of yarns, threads or filaments

Introduced: July 1974

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: of yarns, threads, or filaments

CPC: of yarns, threads or filaments

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases, or vapours to effect treatment, e.g. washing, dyeing, bleaching, sizing, impregnating > of yarns, threads, or filaments

CPC:

Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases or vapours to effect treatment, e.g. washing, dyeing, bleaching, sizing, impregnating (mercerising D06B7/00; solvent-treatment D06B9/00; treatment of selected parts of textile materials D06B11/00; with aid of vibration D06B13/00) > of yarns, threads or filaments

Of 4 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1974.

Child Classifications

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D06B 3/045 CPC only CPC only
D06B 3/06 individually handled since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
D06B 3/08 as hanks since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
D06B 3/09 as packages, e.g. cheeses since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class D06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class D06,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

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