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IPC Subclass
D06P

DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES IN ANY FORM

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:
TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:
TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES IN ANY FORM

Description

D06P covers processes and equipment for applying color to textiles, leather, furs, and solid macromolecular materials through dyeing or printing methods. This subclass encompasses various dyeing techniques (piece dyeing, yarn dyeing, printing), dye application systems, and related chemical treatments that impart color or patterns to fibrous and polymeric substrates. It includes apparatus for color fixation, dye bath circulation, temperature control, and printing machinery such as screen, roller, and digital printers. Adjacent classes address textile finishing operations (D06B-D06N) and washing/laundering processes (D06L), while this subclass focuses specifically on chromatic treatment across multiple material categories.

Additional Content

Glossary

Fibre fibres Fibre is a relatively short, elongated member of natural or artificial material. Thread threads Thread is an assembly of yarns or filaments usually produced by twisting. Yarn yarns Yarn is a unitary assembly of fibres or filaments, usually produced by spinning. Fabric fabrics Fabric is a planar textile structure produced by interlacing yarns, threads, fibres or filaments by a weaving, knitting or non-woven process.

Application references

Surface treatment of fibres or filaments from glass, minerals or slags

Related Keywords

DYEING of leather or fursDYEING of macromolecular substancesDYEING of textilesdyeing or printing FABRICSdyeing or printing FIBRES, yarns or threadsdyeing FUR(S)dyeing LEATHERprocesses for dyeing LEATHERuse of PIGMENTS for dyeing or printing textilesPRINTING on textilesdyeing WOOL

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  • D06P 7/00 Dyeing or printing processes combined with mechanical treatment

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY 10,520
  2. HAIER SMART HOME 8,532
  3. LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,853
  4. WUXI LITTLE SWAN COMPANY 5,749
  5. QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE COMPANY CN 2,905
  6. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 2,785
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 2,662
  8. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 1,701
  9. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1,391
  10. MIELE DE 1,374