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IPC Class
D04

BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS

Classification Context

Section:
TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:
BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS

Description

This IPC class encompasses technologies and methods for producing fabric and textile structures through processes other than conventional weaving. It covers braiding techniques for intertwining multiple yarns or strands, lace-making by looping or knotting threads, and knitting machinery and processes for creating fabric from yarn loops. The class also includes trimmings and decorative textile elements, as well as non-woven fabrics produced by bonding, felting, or interlocking fibers without weaving or knitting. Related machinery, apparatus, and process control methods for these textile production techniques fall within this classification.

Related Keywords

PIPING -cord

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 887
  2. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 727
  3. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 692
  4. NIKE US 633
  5. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 537
  6. TORAY INDUSTRIES 528
  7. NIKE INNOVATE US 522
  8. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 479
  9. NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 439
  10. NINGBO CIXING COMPANY 425