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A41H 43/04

Joining garment parts or blanks by gluing or welding

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Other methods, machines, or appliances > Joining garment parts or blanks by gluing or welding

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
WEARING APPAREL
Subclass:
APPLIANCES OR METHODS FOR MAKING CLOTHES, e.g. FOR DRESS-MAKING OR FOR TAILORING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Additional Content

Mending garments by adhesives or adhesive patches

Related Keywords

joining garment parts or blanks by GLUEjoining garment parts or blanks by WELDING

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NIKE US 840
  2. NIKE INNOVATE US 719
  3. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 444
  4. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 351
  5. HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 287
  6. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 257
  7. JIANGXI INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY 248
  8. ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY 235
  9. GUANGDONG COSMO-LADY INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 219
  10. GUNZE 218