D06P DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES IN ANY FORM
Introduced: September 1968
Description
D06P covers processes and equipment for applying color to textiles, leather, furs, and solid macromolecular materials through dyeing or printing methods. This subclass encompasses various dyeing techniques (piece dyeing, yarn dyeing, printing), dye application systems, and related chemical treatments that impart color or patterns to fibrous and polymeric substrates. It includes apparatus for color fixation, dye bath circulation, temperature control, and printing machinery such as screen, roller, and digital printers. Adjacent classes address textile finishing operations (D06B-D06N) and washing/laundering processes (D06L), while this subclass focuses specifically on chromatic treatment across multiple material categories.
Additional Content IPC
Glossary
Fibre fibres Fibre is a relatively short, elongated member of natural or artificial material. Thread threads Thread is an assembly of yarns or filaments usually produced by twisting. Yarn yarns Yarn is a unitary assembly of fibres or filaments, usually produced by spinning. Fabric fabrics Fabric is a planar textile structure produced by interlacing yarns, threads, fibres or filaments by a weaving, knitting or non-woven process.
Application references
Surface treatment of fibres or filaments from glass, minerals or slags
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- D06P 1/00 General processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or general processes of dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the dyes, pigments, or auxiliary substances employed +15 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D06P 3/00 Special processes of dyeing or printing textiles, or dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form, classified according to the material treated +8 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D06P 5/00 Other features in dyeing or printing textiles, or dyeing leather, furs, or solid macromolecular substances in any form +3 CPC −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- D06P 7/00 Dyeing or printing processes combined with mechanical treatment +1 CPC 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