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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 filing trajectory.

206
US patents granted
D06
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+40%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Marking ranks #598 of 670 CPC technology areas - 206 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 40% over five years.

#598
of 670 CPC technology areas
206
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Nike
leading assignee (17)
+40%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: NIKE, Inc. (17 patents)

CPC subclass D06H - MARKING, INSPECTING, SEAMING OR SEVERING TEXTILE MATERIALS - covers 206 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 D06H is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. NIKE, Inc. leads with 17 patents, followed by Miller Weldmaster Corporation at 6 grants and The North Face Apparel Corp. at 5.

Filing activity in D06H is up 40% 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 D06H innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in D06H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 40% versus 2015–2019.

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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

About This Class

CPC subclass D06H belongs to class D06.

206 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 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).

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 Geosyntheti…Gerber TechnologyPurexDeutsche Institute FÜ…Revolaze
Top 14 D06H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D06H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class D06H?
CPC subclass D06H covers MARKING, INSPECTING, SEAMING OR SEVERING TEXTILE MATERIALS. It belongs to CPC class D06 (TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR), with 206 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in D06H?
206 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass D06H between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in D06H?
NIKE, Inc. leads D06H with 17 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for D06H 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 D06H 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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