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DIFF Subclass Not Allocatable
D06F

LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES

Introduced: September 1968

Description

D06F encompasses machines and apparatus for the industrial and domestic treatment of textiles after they have been manufactured, covering laundering (washing), drying, ironing, pressing, and folding operations. This subclass includes washing machines, dryers, ironers, presses, and folding equipment, along with their control systems and auxiliary components such as detergent dispensers and moisture sensors. The classification applies to both automatic and semi-automatic devices designed for processing textile articles, whether operating at domestic or industrial scales, but excludes the treatment of textiles during their initial manufacture or the production of the textiles themselves (covered elsewhere in D06).

Additional Content IPC

Apparatus for blocking, pressing, steaming or stretching hats

Of 58 combined children, 52 exist in both systems.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions, 3 exist only in IPC.

Note: 3 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

23 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • D06F 11/00 Washing machines using rollers, e.g. of the mangle type IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D06F 18/00 Washing machines having receptacles, stationary for washing purposes, and having further drying means (control of washing or of washing and drying D06F33/00, D06F34/00; domestic laundry dryers D06F58/00) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D06F 19/00 Washing machines using vibrations for washing purposes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D06F 25/00 Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and having further drying means, e.g. using hot air (control of washing or of washing and drying D06F33/00, D06F34/00; domestic laundry dryers D06F58/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • D06F 27/00 Washing machines with receptacles moving bodily, e.g. reciprocating, swinging IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class D06,2013–2023, 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)

Class D06,2013–2023, 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