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IPC Subclass
D03D

WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:
TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:
WEAVING
Subclass:
WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS

Description

D03D covers woven fabrics produced through interlacing of warp and weft yarns, including the methods, processes, and mechanical equipment (looms) used in textile weaving. This subclass encompasses fabric construction techniques, loom design and operation, weaving machinery, and the resulting fabric structures and properties. It addresses both traditional and modern weaving technologies, from hand looms to industrial automated systems, and includes innovations in weft insertion mechanisms, warp control, and fabric formation methods.

Related Keywords

making wire FABRICS using loomswoven FABRICSLOOMSweaving SELVEDGESWARP(S) in looms or woven fabricsWEFT(S) in looms or woven fabrics

26 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • D03D 13/00 Woven fabrics characterised by the special disposition of the warp or weft threads, e.g. with curved weft threads, with discontinuous warp threads, with diagonal warp or weft
  • D03D 17/00 Woven fabrics having elastic or stretch properties due to manner of weaving
  • D03D 19/00 Gauze or leno-woven fabrics
  • D03D 21/00 Lappet- or swivel-woven fabrics
  • D03D 23/00 General weaving methods not special to the production of any particular woven fabric or the use of any particular loom; Weaves not provided for in any other single group
  • D03D 25/00 Woven fabrics not otherwise provided for
  • D03D 29/00 Hand looms
  • D03D 31/00 Lappet, swivel or other looms for forming embroidery-like decoration on fabrics
  • D03D 33/00 Multiple looms, i.e. two or more looms assembled together, whether or not they have mechanisms in common
  • D03D 35/00 Smallware looms, i.e. looms for weaving ribbons or other narrow fabrics
  • D03D 37/00 Circular looms
  • D03D 41/00 Looms not otherwise provided for, e.g. for weaving chenille yarn; Details peculiar to these looms

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 461
  2. TORAY INDUSTRIES 324
  3. SHANDONG RIFA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY 279
  4. TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 260
  5. JIANGSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 259
  6. ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY 244
  7. PICANOL BE 213
  8. TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION JP 192
  9. FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN US 175
  10. NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 171