D04H 1/32 Synthetic pulp
Introduced: January 2012
Full Title
Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres > from fleeces or layers composed of fibres having existing or potential cohesive properties, e.g. natural fibres, prestretched or fibrillated man-made fibres > Synthetic pulp
Classification Context
- Section:
- TEXTILES; PAPER
- Class:
- BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
- Subclass:
- MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING
Additional Content
Synthetic pulp Synthetic pulp typically comprised of a thermoplastic polymer such as polyolefins or some polyamides and having a structure resembling wood pulp. That is, the synthetic pulp has a microfibrillar structure comprised of microfibrils exhibiting a high surface area as contrasted with the smooth, rod-like morphology of synthetic short staple fibers. For example, see WO2006/124426 A1 (page 9, lines 1 through 20).
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