D06H MARKING, INSPECTING, SEAMING OR SEVERING TEXTILE MATERIALS
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- TEXTILES; PAPER
- Class:
- TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- MARKING, INSPECTING, SEAMING OR SEVERING TEXTILE MATERIALS
Description
D06H covers machines and methods for marking, inspecting, seaming, and severing textile materials during manufacturing and finishing processes. This includes equipment for applying marks or patterns to textiles, quality control inspection systems, sewing or joining textile layers, and cutting or separating fabric. The classification encompasses both automated industrial machinery and manual techniques used in textile production, excluding general textile treatment operations covered in other D06 subclasses.
Filing statistics
IPC subclass D06H recorded 34,771 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 702 in 2013 to 5,097 in 2023 (+626%), peaking at 6,839 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
In class comparison
D06H ranks 5th of 11 subclasses with filings in D06, with 34,771 applications between 2013 and 2023, 8.4% of the class. Annual filings grew 626% from 2013 to 2023, above the class as a whole (+98%).
| Rank | Subclass | Title | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D06F, Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing or Folding Textile Articles | Laundering, Drying, Ironing, Pressing or Folding Textile Articles | 135,930 | 32.7% |
| 2 | D06B, Treating Textile Materials Using Liquids, Gases or Vapours | Treating Textile Materials Using Liquids, Gases or Vapours | 67,125 | 16.2% |
| 3 | D06M, Treatment, Not Provided for Elsewhere in Class , of Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers or Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials | Treatment, Not Provided for Elsewhere in Class , of Fibres, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers or Fibrous Goods Made From Such Materials | 66,904 | 16.1% |
| 4 | D06C, Finishing, Dressing, Tentering or Stretching Textile Fabrics | Finishing, Dressing, Tentering or Stretching Textile Fabrics | 40,235 | 9.7% |
| 5 | D06H | Marking, Inspecting, Seaming or Severing Textile Materials | 34,771 | 8.4% |
| 6 | D06P, Dyeing or Printing Textiles; Dyeing Leather, Furs or Solid Macromolecular Substances in Any Form | Dyeing or Printing Textiles; Dyeing Leather, Furs or Solid Macromolecular Substances in Any Form | 25,428 | 6.1% |
| 7 | D06N, Wall, Floor, or Like Covering Materials, e.g. Linoleum, Oilcloth, Artificial Leather, Roofing Felt, Consisting of a Fibrous Web Coated With a Layer of Macromolecular Material; Flexible Sheet Material Not Otherwise Provided for | Wall, Floor, or Like Covering Materials, e.g. Linoleum, Oilcloth, Artificial Leather, Roofing Felt, Consisting of a Fibrous Web Coated With a Layer of Macromolecular Material; Flexible Sheet Material Not Otherwise Provided for | 20,490 | 4.9% |
| 8 | D06G, Mechanical or Pressure Cleaning of Carpets, Rugs, Sacks, Hides, or Other Skin or Textile Articles or Fabrics; Turning Inside-Out Flexible Tubular or Other Hollow Articles | Mechanical or Pressure Cleaning of Carpets, Rugs, Sacks, Hides, or Other Skin or Textile Articles or Fabrics; Turning Inside-Out Flexible Tubular or Other Hollow Articles | 15,805 | 3.8% |
| 9 | D06L, Dry-Cleaning, Washing or Bleaching Fibres, Filaments, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers or Made-Up Fibrous Goods; Bleaching Leather or Furs | Dry-Cleaning, Washing or Bleaching Fibres, Filaments, Threads, Yarns, Fabrics, Feathers or Made-Up Fibrous Goods; Bleaching Leather or Furs | 5,729 | 1.4% |
| 10 | D06Q, Decorating Textiles | Decorating Textiles | 2,596 | 0.6% |
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Additional Content
Seaming by sewing
Related Keywords
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- D06H 1/00 Marking textile materials; Marking in combination with metering or inspecting
- D06H 3/00 Inspecting textile materials
- D06H 5/00 Seaming textile materials
- D06H 7/00 Apparatus or processes for cutting, or otherwise severing, specially adapted for the cutting, or otherwise severing, of textile materials
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY 10,520
- HAIER SMART HOME 8,532
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,853
- WUXI LITTLE SWAN COMPANY 5,749
- QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY CN 2,905
- BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 2,785
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,662
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 1,701
- PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1,391
- MIELE DE 1,374