D06M TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
Introduced: September 1968
Description
D06M covers residual textile and fibrous material treatments not classified elsewhere in Class D06, including chemical finishing processes, functional coatings, and property modifications applied to fibers, yarns, fabrics, and feather products. This subclass captures specialized treatments such as flame retardancy, water repellency, antimicrobial finishes, and other performance enhancements that do not fit within more specific D06 subclasses (D06B through D06L) for dyeing, bleaching, or mechanical processing. It serves as a catch-all for novel or combined treatment methods and emerging finishing technologies applied to textile materials at various production stages. Adjacent subclasses address specific finishing techniques (e.g., D06N for coating or impregnating), so D06M focuses on treatment methods and chemical processes not otherwise accommodated in the classification scheme.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS , OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
CPC: TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS , OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
Additional Content IPC
treatment treatments in group , it means the treatment which leads to the end product, e.g. treatment with barium sulfate can mean treatment with barium chloride and with sulfuric acid in two separate steps. In group , it means the treatment which leads to the end product, e. g. treatment with chloroacetic acid can mean treatment with chloroacetylchloride and saponification in two separate steps. In group , it means the treatment which leads to the end product, e.g.: treatment with polyvinylalcohol can mean treatment with polyvinylacetate and subsequent saponification in a separate step; treatment with aminoplast can mean the delayed cure process or the treatment with precondensation products, or with e.g. urea and with formaldehyde in two separate steps. fibre fibres relatively short, elongated member of natural or artificial material thread threads assembly of yarns or filaments usually produced by twisting yarn yarns unitary assembly of fibres or filaments, usually produced by spinning fabric fabrics planar textile structure produced by interlacing yarns, threads, fibres or filaments by a weaving, knitting or non-woven process
Of 14 combined children, 9 exist in both systems.
4 codes are CPC-only extensions, 1 exist only in IPC.
Note: 3 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- D06M 10/00 Physical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. by ultrasonic waves, corona discharge, irradiation, electric currents or magnetic fields; Physical treatment combined with treatment with chemical compounds or elements since 1974 +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D06M 101/00 Chemical constitution of the fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, to be treated since 1990 −3 IPC IPC only IPC only
- D06M 11/00 Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereof; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising (D06M10/00 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D06M 13/00 Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds (D06M10/00, D06M14/00 take precedence; treatment with complexes of organic amines with inorganic substances D06M11/59); Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D06M 14/00 Graft polymerisation of monomers containing carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds on to fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials (on to unshaped polymers C08F251/00 - C08F292/00) since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D06M 15/00 Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment (D06M10/00, D06M14/00 take precedence; ) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D06M 16/00 Biochemical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. enzymatic since 1974 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D06M 2101/00 Chemical constitution of the fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, to be treated 2nd only +4 CPC CPC only CPC only
- D06M 2200/00 Functionality of the treatment composition and/or properties imparted to the textile material 2nd only +10 CPC CPC only CPC only
- D06M 23/00 Treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, characterised by the process since 1990 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D06M 2400/00 Specific information on the treatment or the process itself not provided in D06M23/00-D06M23/18 2nd only +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
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