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D06F 73/00

Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam (combined with external pressure means D06F71/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam

CPC: Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam (combined with external pressure means D06F71/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam

CPC:

Apparatus for smoothing or removing creases from garments or other textile articles by formers, cores, stretchers, or internal frames, with the application of heat or steam (combined with external pressure means D06F71/00)

Additional Content IPC

Limiting references

Combined with external pressure means

Application references

Stretchers for drying purposes

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1985.

Child Classifications

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  • D06F 73/02 having one or more treatment chambers since 1985 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