Yarns or threads, e.g. fancy yarns; Processes or apparatus for the production thereof, not otherwise provided for

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:: YARNS; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; WARPING OR BEAMING
Subclass:: CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, YARNS, OR THREADS; YARNS OR THREADS

Filing statistics

IPC D02G 3/00 belongs to the parent subclass D02G, which recorded 33,915 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,136 in 2013 to 2,565 in 2023 (+20%), peaking at 4,106 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class D02 are JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY (383 applications), TORAY INDUSTRIES (349 applications) and TORAY INDUSTRIES (281 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

TEXTILE(S) yarns or threadstextile YARNS

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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D02G 3/02 Yarns or threads characterised by the material or by the materials from which they are made
D02G 3/22 Yarns or threads characterised by constructional features
D02G 3/44 Yarns or threads characterised by the purpose for which they are designed

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY 383
TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 349
TORAY INDUSTRIES 281
OERLIKON TEXTILE & COMPANY DE 224
CONTINENTAL REIFEN DE 208
NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 203
KOLON INDUSTRIES KR 188
WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY 184
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN FR 176
TMT MACHINERY 155