IPC Main Group
D06M 23/00 Treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, characterised by the process
Introduced: January 1990
Last revised: January 2006
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 23/00 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 23/02 Processes in which the treating agent is releasably affixed or incorporated into a dispensing means
- D06M 23/04 Processes in which the treating agent is applied in the form of a foam
- D06M 23/06 Processes in which the treating agent is dispersed in a gas, e.g. aerosols
- D06M 23/08 Processes in which the treating agent is applied in powder or granular form
- D06M 23/1 Processes in which the treating agent is dissolved or dispersed in organic solvents; Processes for the recovery of organic solvents thereof
- D06M 23/12 Processes in which the treating agent is incorporated in microcapsules
- D06M 23/14 Processes for the fixation or treatment of textile materials in three-dimensional [3D] forms
- D06M 23/16 Processes for the non-uniform application of treating agents, e.g. one-sided treatment; Differential treatment
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