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IPC Subclass
D05B

SEWING

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:
TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:
SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
Subclass:
SEWING

Description

D05B covers sewing machines, their components, and mechanisms for stitching fabrics and other materials together using needles and thread. This classification encompasses machine design, needle systems, thread feeding apparatus, stitch formation mechanisms, and control systems for various sewing operations. It includes both general-purpose and specialized sewing machines, such as those for straight stitching, zigzag stitching, buttonhole creation, and decorative work. Related classifications D05C and D05D address embroidering and tufting respectively, which are distinct processes from standard sewing.

Related Keywords

stitching BUTTONHOLESLABELLING by sewingSEAMING of garmentsSEWINGSHIRRING in sewing machinesSMOCKINGSTITCHING [= sewing]

49 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • D05B 11/00 Machines for sewing quilts or mattresses
  • D05B 17/00 Sewing machines for concurrently making thread and welded seams
  • D05B 21/00 Sewing machines with devices for automatically controlling movement of work-carrier relative to stitch-forming mechanism in order to obtain particular configuration of seam, e.g. program-controlled for sewing collars or for attaching pockets
  • D05B 23/00 Sewing apparatus or machines not otherwise provided for
  • D05B 25/00 Sewing units consisting of combinations of several sewing machines
  • D05B 39/00 Workpiece carriers for sewing machines
  • D05B 41/00 Work-collecting devices for sewing machines
  • D05B 43/00 Spool-pin assemblies incorporated in sewing machines
  • D05B 45/00 Applications of measuring devices for determining the length of threads used in sewing machines

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. JACK SEWING MACHINE COMPANY 1,314
  2. JUKI CORPORATION 537
  3. ZHEJIANG MAQI SEWING MACHINE COMPANY 534
  4. GUANGDONG ESQUEL TEXTILES COMPANY 526
  5. BROTHER INDUSTRIES 481
  6. BULLMER ELECTROMECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 466
  7. ZHEJIANG ZOJE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY 406
  8. GUILIN ESQUEL TEXTILES COMPANY 402
  9. TIANJIN RICHPEACE COMPUTERIZED MACHINERY COMPANY 352
  10. JACK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 298