IPC Main Group
D02H 3/00 Warping machines
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- TEXTILES; PAPER
- Class:
- YARNS; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; WARPING OR BEAMING
- Subclass:
- WARPING, BEAMING, OR LEASING
Filing statistics
IPC D02H 3/00 belongs to the parent subclass D02H, which recorded 4,719 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 262 in 2013 to 510 in 2023 (+95%), peaking at 657 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
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