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

Additional Content

Seaming by sewing

Related Keywords

marking, inspecting, seaming or severing textile FABRICSdetecting IRREGULARITIES in textile materialsmarking, inspecting, seaming or severing TEXTILE(S) materials

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