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D04C 3/02

with spool carriers guided by track plates or by bobbin heads exclusively

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Braiding or lacing machines > with spool carriers guided by track plates or by bobbin heads exclusively

Classification Context

Section:
TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:
BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
Subclass:
BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET OR CARBONISED LACE; BRAIDING MACHINES; BRAID; LACE

13 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • D04C 3/04 with spool carriers guided and reciprocating in non-endless paths
  • D04C 3/06 with spool carriers moving always in the same direction in endless paths
  • D04C 3/08 with means for superimposing threads or braids
  • D04C 3/1 with means for forming edge loops, ears, or eyes
  • D04C 3/12 with means for introducing core threads
  • D04C 3/2 Arrangement of bobbin heads and guides or track plates in the machine
  • D04C 3/22 Guides or track plates
  • D04C 3/32 Pattern input
  • D04C 3/34 Beater or beat-up mechanisms
  • D04C 3/36 Frames
  • D04C 3/38 Driving-gear; Starting or stopping mechanisms

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D04, 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