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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 grant trajectory.

476
US patents granted
#6/11
in D06
3.6%
D06 class share
+29%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Finishing ranks #547 of 670 CPC technology areas - 476 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 29% over five years.

#547
of 670 CPC technology areas
476
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Levi Strauss &
leading assignee (67)
+29%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How D06C's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, D06C recorded 245 grants versus 190 in 2015–2019 (+29% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2023 at 62 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 24 (+158% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Levi Strauss & Co. holds 14.1% of the class ; the top three share 20.4%.

Leaderboard read

D06C concentration, lead at 14.1%

Levi Strauss & Co. leads this historical grant record at 14.1% of D06C - us corporation assignees hold 56% of class grants (135 of 239). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
14.1%

67 of 476 grants

Top three share
20.4%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
47

more grants than Unicharm Corporation

Where D06C sits inside D06

Among 11 subclasses in D06 (Treatment OF Textiles OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; Flexible Materials NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), D06C ranks #6 and holds 3.6% of the parent class's 13,295 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

D06F 6,009 D06M 3,083 D06N 1,265 D06P 1,234 D06B 640 D06L 225 D06H 206 D06Q 135

Rising assignees active in D06C

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 Jeanologia, S. L. 6.00x 1 → 6 company-wide · 5 in D06C
  2. #2 Deckers Outdoor Corporation 3.18x 22 → 70 company-wide · 5 in D06C
  3. #3 Levi Strauss & Co. 2.85x 20 → 57 company-wide · 67 in D06C
  4. #4 Sofradim Production 0.88x 42 → 37 company-wide · 7 in D06C
  5. #5 Purex Co., Ltd. 0.83x 6 → 5 company-wide · 8 in D06C

D06C grants by year, peak 2023 (62)

US utility-patent grants per year in D06C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 29% versus 2015–2019.

203040506070 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 31

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

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). 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…The North Face ApparelWelspun IndiaJeanologia S LCricutSanko Tekstil…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).

Questions about D06C

Which company holds the most patents in D06C?
Levi Strauss & Co. leads D06C with 67 patents (14.1% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 56% of class grants.
Which D06C assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in D06C, Jeanologia, S. L. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (6.00x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 6 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does D06C compare inside parent class D06?
Inside D06 (Treatment OF Textiles OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; Flexible Materials NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), D06C ranks #6 of 11 subclasses by grant volume and holds 3.6% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is D06F (6,009 grants).

What to do with this data

D06C 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 - D06C figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (476 grants in the tracked window).

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