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CPC technology class · D06

D06H - Marking

Marking, inspecting, seaming or severing textile materials. 206 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

206
US patents granted
#8/11
in D06
1.5%
D06 class share
+21%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Marking ranks #598 of 670 CPC technology areas - 206 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 21% over five years.

#598
of 670 CPC technology areas
206
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Nike
leading assignee (17)
+21%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How D06H's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, D06H recorded 102 grants versus 84 in 2015–2019 (+21% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 30 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 12 (+150% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Usaus Holdings LLC holds 3.4% of the class ; the top three share 8.7%.

Leaderboard read

D06H concentration, lead at 3.4%

Usaus Holdings LLC leads this historical grant record at 3.4% of D06H - us corporation assignees hold 65% of class grants (46 of 71). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
3.4%

7 of 206 grants

Top three share
8.7%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
1

more grants than Miller Weldmaster Corporation

Where D06H sits inside D06

Among 11 subclasses in D06 (Treatment OF Textiles OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; Flexible Materials NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), D06H ranks #8 and holds 1.5% 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 D06C 476 D06L 225 D06Q 135

Rising assignees active in D06H

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 The North Face Apparel Corp. 0.71x 24 → 17 company-wide · 5 in D06H

D06H grants by year, peak 2020 (30)

US utility-patent grants per year in D06H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 21% versus 2015–2019.

101520253035 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 16

Who leads D06H?

The 12 most active assignees in Marking, Inspecting, Seaming OR Severing Textile Materials - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Nike is the most active filer in D06H, holding 17 of the 206 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 D06H
Rank Company Patents in D06H
#1 Usaus Holdings LLC 7
#2 Miller Weldmaster Corporation 6
#3 The North Face Apparel Corp. 5
#4 Astenjohnson, Inc. 4
#5 Ameriglobe, LLC 4
#6 CaaStle, Inc 3
#7 Albany International Corp 3
#8 Juki Corporation 2
#9 Uster Technologies AG 2
#10 Watershed Geosynthetics LLC 2
#11 Gerber Technology LLC 2
#12 Purex Co., Ltd. 2
#13 Deutsche Institute FÜR Textil-und Faserforschung Denkendorf 2
#14 RevoLaze, LLC 2
#15 Macpi S.P.A. Pressing Division 2
#16 ZF Passive Safety Systems, US Inc. 1
#17 DPG USA Inc. 1
#18 Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc. 1
#19 Saurer Spinning Solutions GmbH & Co. 1
#20 Sheen World Technology Corporation 1

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading D06H 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 D06H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D06H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 02468 Patents in D06H Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Usaus HoldingsMiller WeldmasterThe North Face ApparelAstenjohnsonAmeriglobeCaastleAlbany InternationalJukiUsterWatershed Geosynthetic…Gerber TechnologyPurexDeutsche Institute…Revolaze
Top 14 D06H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D06H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Questions about D06H

Which company holds the most patents in D06H?
Nike, Inc. leads D06H with 17 patents (3.4% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 65% of class grants.
Which D06H assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in D06H, The North Face Apparel Corp. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (0.71x: 24 grants in 2019–2021 → 17 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does D06H compare inside parent class D06?
Inside D06 (Treatment OF Textiles OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; Flexible Materials NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), D06H ranks #8 of 11 subclasses by grant volume and holds 1.5% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is D06F (6,009 grants).

What to do with this data

D06H 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 - D06H figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (206 grants in the tracked window).

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