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CPC technology class · D03

D03D - Woven Fabrics

Woven fabrics; methods of weaving; looms. 2,141 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

2,141
US patents granted
D03
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+47%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Woven Fabrics ranks #362 of 670 CPC technology areas - 2,141 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 47% over five years.

#362
of 670 CPC technology areas
2,141
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Apple
leading assignee (71)
+47%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Apple Inc. (71 patents)

CPC subclass D03D - WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS - covers 2,141 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class D03 (WEAVING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in D03D is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Apple Inc. leads with 71 patents, followed by Levi Strauss & Co. at 37 grants and Milliken & Company at 33.

Filing activity in D03D is up 47% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is D03D innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in D03D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 47% versus 2015–2019.

100150200250 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 144

Who leads D03D?

The 12 most active assignees in WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Apple is the most active filer in D03D, holding 71 of the 2,141 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass D03D
Rank Company Patents in D03D
#1 Federal-mogul Powertrain Llc 47
#2 Levi Strauss & Co. 37
#3 Milliken & Company 33
#4 Snecma 31
#5 Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.s. 28
#6 Safran 23
#7 Nippon Filcon Co., Ltd. 21
#8 Voith Patent Gmbh 18
#9 Albany Engineered Composites, Inc. 18
#10 Toyobo Co., Ltd. 17
#11 Southern Mills, Inc. 17
#12 YKK Corporation 15
#13 Herakles 15
#14 Warrior Sports, Inc. 15
#15 Tsudakoma Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 15
#16 Nv Michel VAN DE Wiele 15
#17 COOK Medical Technologies Llc 14
#18 Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd. 14
#19 Seiren Co., Ltd. 13
#20 Welspun India Limited 11

About This Class

CPC subclass D03D belongs to class D03.

2,141 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading D03D assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 D03D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D03D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 D03D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D03D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520253035 1020304050 Patents in D03D Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Federal-mogul Powertr…Levi Strauss &Milliken &SnecmaSanko Tekstil Isletme…SafranNippon FilconVoith PatentAlbany Engineered Com…ToyoboSouthern MillsYkkHeraklesWarrior Sports
Top 14 D03D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D03D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class D03D?
CPC subclass D03D covers WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS. It belongs to CPC class D03 (WEAVING), with 2,141 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in D03D?
2,141 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass D03D between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in D03D?
Apple Inc. leads D03D with 71 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for D03D collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., D03) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like D03D provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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