IPC Subclass
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.
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