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CPC technology class · D06

D06C - Finishing

Finishing, dressing, tentering or stretching textile fabrics. 476 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

476
US patents granted
D06
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+45%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Finishing ranks #547 of 670 CPC technology areas - 476 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 45% over five years.

#547
of 670 CPC technology areas
476
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Levi Strauss &
leading assignee (67)
+45%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Levi Strauss & Co. (67 patents)

CPC subclass D06C - FINISHING, DRESSING, TENTERING OR STRETCHING TEXTILE FABRICS - covers 476 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 D06C is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Levi Strauss & Co. leads with 67 patents, followed by Unicharm Corporation at 20 grants and Idev Technologies, Inc. at 10.

Filing activity in D06C is up 45% 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 D06C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in D06C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 45% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads D06C?

The 12 most active assignees in FINISHING, DRESSING, TENTERING OR STRETCHING TEXTILE FABRICS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Levi Strauss & is the most active filer in D06C, holding 67 of the 476 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 D06C
Rank Company Patents in D06C
#1 Levi Strauss & Co. 67
#2 Unicharm Corporation 20
#3 Idev Technologies, Inc. 10
#4 Purex Co., Ltd. 8
#5 Sofradim Production 7
#6 Deckers Outdoor Corporation 5
#7 Federal-mogul Powertrain Llc 5
#8 The North Face Apparel Corp. 5
#9 Welspun India Limited 5
#10 Jeanologia, S. L. 5
#11 Cricut, Inc. 4
#12 Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.s. 4
#13 Revolaze, Llc 4
#14 Tracer Imaging Llc 3
#15 Texmag Gmbh Vertriebsgesellschaft 3
#16 Trident Limited 3
#17 Lakeland Industries, Inc. 3
#18 Reifenhäuser Gmbh & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik 2
#19 Valmet Technologies, Inc. 2
#20 Kornit Digital Ltd. 2

About This Class

CPC subclass D06C belongs to class D06.

476 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 D06C 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 D06C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D06C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 D06C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D06C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 010203040 -20020406080 Patents in D06C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Levi Strauss &UnicharmIdevPurexSofradim ProductionDeckers OutdoorFederal-mogul Powertr…The North Face ApparelWelspun IndiaJeanologia S LCricutSanko Tekstil Isletme…RevolazeTracer Imaging
Top 14 D06C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D06C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class D06C?
CPC subclass D06C covers FINISHING, DRESSING, TENTERING OR STRETCHING TEXTILE FABRICS. It belongs to CPC class D06 (TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR), with 476 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in D06C?
476 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass D06C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in D06C?
Levi Strauss & Co. leads D06C with 67 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for D06C 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 D06C 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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