IPC Main Group
D03D 39/00 Pile-fabric looms
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- TEXTILES; PAPER
- Class:
- WEAVING
- Subclass:
- WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
Filing statistics
IPC D03D 39/00 belongs to the parent subclass D03D, which recorded 59,991 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 5,188 in 2013 to 4,976 in 2023 (-4%), peaking at 6,415 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class D03 are TORAY INDUSTRIES (461 applications), TORAY INDUSTRIES (324 applications) and SHANDONG RIFA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY (279 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
weaving CARPET(S)PILE(S) fabric looms
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D03D 39/02 Axminster looms, i.e. wherein pile tufts are inserted during weaving
- D03D 39/1 Wire-tapestry looms, e.g. for weaving velvet or Brussels or Wilton carpets, the pile being formed over weftwise wires
- D03D 39/16 Double-plush looms, i.e. for weaving two pile fabrics face-to-face
- D03D 39/2 Looms forming pile over warpwise wires
- D03D 39/22 Terry looms
- D03D 39/24 Devices for cutting the pile on the loom
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 461
- TORAY INDUSTRIES 324
- SHANDONG RIFA TEXTILE MACHINERY COMPANY 279
- TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 260
- JIANGSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 259
- ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY 244
- PICANOL BE 213
- TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION JP 192
- FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN US 175
- NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 171