WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Introduced: September 1968

Description

D06N covers composite sheet materials comprising a fibrous web substrate coated or laminated with macromolecular layers, including linoleum, oilcloth, vinyl-coated fabrics, artificial leather, and roofing felts. This classification encompasses flexible sheeting materials used for wall, floor, and decorative coverings where the functional properties derive from the polymer coating layer applied to a textile or fiber base. Also included are flexible sheet materials not classified elsewhere in the textile or paper treatment sections, such as synthetic polymer films combined with fabric substrates. Excluded are products covered by more specific classifications for finished textiles, paper products, or purely synthetic membranes without fibrous reinforcement.

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 7 additional codes.

7 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 7 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

Navigate with arrow keys, Enter to open

D06N 1/00 Linoleum IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
D06N 2201/00 Chemical constitution of the fibres, threads or yarns 2nd only +6 CPC CPC only CPC only
D06N 2203/00 Macromolecular materials of the coating layers 2nd only +4 CPC CPC only CPC only
D06N 2205/00 Condition, form or state of the materials 2nd only +12 CPC CPC only CPC only
D06N 2207/00 Treatments by energy or chemical effects 2nd only +7 CPC CPC only CPC only
D06N 2209/00 Properties of the materials 2nd only +8 CPC CPC only CPC only
D06N 2211/00 Specially adapted uses 2nd only +7 CPC CPC only CPC only
D06N 2213/00 Others characteristics 2nd only +4 CPC CPC only CPC only
D06N 3/00 Artificial leather, oilcloth or material obtained by covering fibrous webs with macromolecular material, e.g. resins, rubber or derivatives thereof +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
D06N 5/00 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
D06N 7/00 Flexible sheet materials not otherwise provided for, e.g. textile threads, filaments, yarns or tow, glued on macromolecular material (paper-based or board-based structures for surface covering D21H27/20) +6 CPC −3 IPC 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