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CPC technology class · D06

D06B - Treating Textile Materials Using Liquids

Treating textile materials using liquids, gases or vapours. 640 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

640
US patents granted
D06
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+90%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Treating Textile Materials Using Liquids ranks #514 of 670 CPC technology areas - 640 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 90% over five years.

#514
of 670 CPC technology areas
640
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Levi Strauss &
leading assignee (80)
+90%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Levi Strauss & Co. (80 patents)

CPC subclass D06B - TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS - covers 640 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class D06 (TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in D06B is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Levi Strauss & Co. leads with 80 patents, followed by Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd. at 7 grants and Jeanologia, S. L. at 7.

Filing activity in D06B is up 90% 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 D06B innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in D06B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 90% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads D06B?

The 12 most active assignees in TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Levi Strauss & is the most active filer in D06B, holding 80 of the 640 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 D06B
Rank Company Patents in D06B
#1 Levi Strauss & Co. 80
#2 Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd. 7
#3 Jeanologia, S. L. 7
#4 Coloreel Group AB 6
#5 Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.s. 5
#6 Braskem America, Inc. 5
#7 The North Face Apparel Corp. 5
#8 Welspun India Limited 5
#9 Nantong Textile & SILK Industrial Technology Research Institute 5
#10 Superba S.a.s. 5
#11 Indigo MILL Designs, Inc. 5
#12 Dover Europe Sàrl 4
#13 Revolaze, Llc 4
#14 Tintoria Piana, US Inc. 4
#15 Memjet Technology Limited 3
#16 Deckers Outdoor Corporation 3
#17 Convatec Technologies Inc. 3
#18 Microban Products Company 3
#19 5.11, Inc. 3
#20 Natural Fiber Welding, Inc. 3

About This Class

CPC subclass D06B belongs to class D06.

640 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 D06B 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 D06B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D06B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 D06B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D06B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 010203040 020406080100 Patents in D06B Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Levi Strauss &Mimaki EngineeringJeanologia S LColoreel Group AbSanko Tekstil Isletme…Braskem AmericaThe North Face ApparelWelspun IndiaNantong Textile & Sil…Superba SIndigo Mill DesignsDover Europe SàrlRevolazeTintoria Piana Us
Top 14 D06B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D06B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class D06B?
CPC subclass D06B covers TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS. It belongs to CPC class D06 (TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR), with 640 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in D06B?
640 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass D06B between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in D06B?
Levi Strauss & Co. leads D06B with 80 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for D06B 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., D06) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like D06B 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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