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D06F 3/04

Hand rubbers, e.g. gloves with corrugated surfaces

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Hand rubbing apparatus > Hand rubbers, e.g. gloves with corrugated surfaces

Classification Context

Section:
TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:
TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES

Filing statistics

IPC D06F 3/04 belongs to the parent subclass D06F, which recorded 135,930 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 8,089 in 2013 to 12,840 in 2023 (+59%), peaking at 15,523 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class D06 are QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY (10,520 applications), HAIER SMART HOME (8,532 applications) and LG ELECTRONICS (7,853 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY 10,520
  2. HAIER SMART HOME 8,532
  3. LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,853
  4. WUXI LITTLE SWAN COMPANY 5,749
  5. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY CN 2,905
  6. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 2,785
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,662
  8. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 1,701
  9. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1,391
  10. MIELE DE 1,374