Shuttles

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:: WEAVING
Subclass:: AUXILIARY WEAVING APPARATUS; WEAVERS' TOOLS; SHUTTLES

Filing statistics

IPC D03J 5/00 belongs to the parent subclass D03J, which recorded 7,299 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 255 in 2013 to 913 in 2023 (+258%), peaking at 1,241 applications in 2020. 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

SHUTTLE(S) for looms

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Child Classifications

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D03J 5/02 Construction of shuttle body
D03J 5/06 Dummy shuttles; Gripper shuttles
D03J 5/08 Supports for pirns, bobbins, or cops
D03J 5/2 Devices in shuttles for threading
D03J 5/24 Tension devices

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