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D06Q

DECORATING TEXTILES

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 1990

Classification Context

Section:
TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:
TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
DECORATING TEXTILES

Description

D06Q covers methods and apparatus for applying decorative finishes, patterns, and embellishments to textile materials and fabric surfaces. This includes techniques such as printing, dyeing, embroidering, flocking, painting, and applying adhesive-backed or heat-transferred designs to woven, knitted, or non-woven textiles. The classification encompasses both the chemical and mechanical processes for achieving aesthetic effects on fabrics, as well as the equipment and systems used for these decorating operations.

Additional Content

Textile threads, filaments, yarns or tow, glued on macromolecular material

Related Keywords

COATING fibres or fabrics with metalDECORATING of textilescoating FABRICS with metaldecorating of textile FABRICScoating FIBRES with metal

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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