with compounds containing oxygen

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment > with compounds containing oxygen

Classification Context

Section:: TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:: TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:: TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS , OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS

Filing statistics

IPC D06M 13/1 belongs to the parent subclass D06M, which recorded 66,904 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 5,128 in 2013 to 5,289 in 2023 (+3%), peaking at 7,232 applications in 2018. 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

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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D06M 13/11 Compounds containing epoxy groups or precursors thereof
D06M 13/12 Aldehydes; Ketones
D06M 13/137 Acetals, e.g. formals or ketals
D06M 13/144 Alcohols; Metal alcoholates
D06M 13/152 having a hydroxy group bound to a carbon atom of a six-membered aromatic ring
D06M 13/165 Ethers
D06M 13/184 Carboxylic acids; Anhydrides, halides or salts thereof
D06M 13/224 Esters of carboxylic acids; Esters of carbonic acid

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