D06J PLEATING, KILTING OR GOFFERING TEXTILE FABRICS OR WEARING APPAREL
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- TEXTILES; PAPER
- Class:
- TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- PLEATING, KILTING OR GOFFERING TEXTILE FABRICS OR WEARING APPAREL
Description
D06J covers mechanical and thermal processes for creating permanent or temporary pleats, kilts, and goffered patterns in textile fabrics and finished garments. This classification includes equipment and methods for forming, setting, and finishing these decorative or structural fabric formations through pressing, folding, and heat treatment. Processes for both natural and synthetic fibers fall within this scope, as do techniques applied to finished wearing apparel. Adjacent classes cover general textile treatment (D06B–D06H) and finishing processes not specifically involving pleating operations.
Filing statistics
IPC subclass D06J recorded 569 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 16 in 2013 to 48 in 2023 (+200%), peaking at 108 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
D06J ranks 11th of 11 subclasses with filings in D06, with 569 applications between 2013 and 2023, 0.1% of the class.
| 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 | 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% |
| 11 | D06J | Pleating, Kilting or Goffering Textile Fabrics or Wearing Apparel | 569 | 0.1% |
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Additional Content
Glossary
goffer (also gauffer) goffer goffers (n) an iron or tool used for pressing ridges or narrow pleats; (n) an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats; (n) a series of pleats, crimps or flutes; (v) to make wavy, flute or crimp with heated goffering iron. kilt pleat kilt pleats A perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one pleat pleats A fold in cloth made by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing it into place
Limiting references
Pleating or kilting textile fabrics or wearing apparel, by sewing
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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