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CPC technology class · D04

D04D - Trimmings

Trimmings; ribbons, tapes or bands, not otherwise provided for. 47 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

47
US patents granted
#4/5
in D04
0.8%
D04 class share
-38%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Trimmings ranks #643 of 670 CPC technology areas - 47 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 38% over five years.

#643
of 670 CPC technology areas
47
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Choon's Design
leading assignee (12)
-38%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How tightly D04D concentrates

Choon's Design LLC holds 25.5% of D04D's recorded grants (12 of 47) - 8 more than Clover MFG. Co., Ltd.. Across complete PatentsView years, the class peaked in 2015 at 9 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 1 (+800% peak-over-trough). Equal-window velocity 2020–2024 vs 2015–2019: -38% (18 vs 29 grants).

Leaderboard read

D04D concentration, lead at 25.5%

Choon's Design LLC leads this historical grant record at 25.5% of D04D - us corporation assignees hold 68% of class grants (15 of 22). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
25.5%

12 of 47 grants

Top three share
36.2%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
8

more grants than Clover MFG. Co., Ltd.

Where D04D sits inside D04

Among 5 subclasses in D04 (BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; Non-woven Fabrics), D04D ranks #4 and holds 0.8% of the parent class's 5,966 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

D04H 3,452 D04B 1,864 D04C 584 D04G 19

Rising assignees active in D04D

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

  1. #1 Choon's Design LLC 2.40x 5 → 12 company-wide · 12 in D04D

D04D grants by year, peak 2015 (9)

US utility-patent grants per year in D04D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 38% versus 2015–2019.

0246810 201520162017201820192020202120222024 6

Who leads D04D?

The 12 most active assignees in TRIMMINGS; Ribbons, Tapes OR Bands, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Choon's Design is the most active filer in D04D, holding 12 of the 47 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 D04D
Rank Company Patents in D04D
#1 Choon's Design LLC 12
#2 Clover MFG. Co., Ltd. 4
#3 Tipper Tie, Inc. 1
#4 Idea Nuova, Inc. 1
#5 William Prym GmbH & Co. KG 1
#6 Fuse London Ltd 1
#7 Teufelberger Gesellschaft m.b.H. 1
#8 Berwick Offray LLC 1

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading D04D 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 8 D04D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D04D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 8 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 05101520 051015 Patents in D04D Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Choon's DesignClover MfgTipper TieIdea NuovaWilliam Prym & KgFuse LondonTeufelberger…Berwick Offray
Top 8 D04D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D04D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Questions about D04D

Which company holds the most patents in D04D?
Choon's Design LLC leads D04D with 12 patents (25.5% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 68% of class grants.
Which D04D assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in D04D, Choon's Design LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (2.40x: 5 grants in 2019–2021 → 12 in 2022–2024) while holding 12 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does D04D compare inside parent class D04?
Inside D04 (BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; Non-woven Fabrics), D04D ranks #4 of 5 subclasses by grant volume and holds 0.8% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is D04H (3,452 grants).

What to do with this data

D04D in context - here's where to go next.

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - D04D figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (47 grants in the tracked window).

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