IPC Class
D05 SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
Classification Context
- Section:
- TEXTILES; PAPER
- Class:
- SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
Description
Class D05 covers sewing, embroidering, and tufting machinery, techniques, and processes. This includes sewing machines and their components (needles, bobbins, feed mechanisms), embroidery methods and equipment for decorative stitching, and tufting apparatus for creating pile fabrics and carpets. The class encompasses both the machines used to perform these operations and the mechanical systems that control stitch formation, thread tension, and fabric feed. Related textile finishing and decoration processes that integrate sewing, embroidering, or tufting are included within this class scope.
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Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- JACK SEWING MACHINE COMPANY 1,314
- JUKI CORPORATION 537
- ZHEJIANG MAQI SEWING MACHINE COMPANY 534
- GUANGDONG ESQUEL TEXTILES COMPANY 526
- BROTHER INDUSTRIES 481
- BULLMER ELECTROMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 466
- ZHEJIANG ZOJE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY 406
- GUILIN ESQUEL TEXTILES COMPANY 402
- TIANJIN RICHPEACE COMPUTERIZED MACHINERY COMPANY 352
- JACK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 298