TRIMMINGS; RIBBONS, TAPES, OR BANDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:: TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:: BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
Subclass:: TRIMMINGS; RIBBONS, TAPES, OR BANDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Description

D04D covers the production and processing of trimmings, ribbons, tapes, and bands that do not fall under more specific textile classifications. This subclass includes decorative and functional narrow textile products used in apparel, upholstery, and industrial applications, encompassing both their manufacture and finishing. It excludes products already classified in other D04 subclasses (such as knitted fabrics or lace) and covers methods, machinery, and materials specific to these narrow-format textile articles.

Related Keywords

frills or TRIMMING(S)

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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D04D 1/00 Ropes or like decorative or ornamental elongated trimmings made from filamentary material
D04D 11/00 Ribbon-threading apparatus or devices
D04D 3/00 Chenille trimmings
D04D 5/00 Fringes
D04D 7/00 Decorative or ornamental textile articles
D04D 9/00 Ribbons, tapes, welts, bands, beadings, or other decorative or ornamental strips, not otherwise provided for

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

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