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CPC technology class · D06

D06J - Pleating

Pleating, kilting or goffering textile fabrics or wearing apparel. 11 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

11
US patents granted
D06
Parent CPC class
2
Active assignees
+900%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Pleating ranks #658 of 670 CPC technology areas - 11 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 900% over five years.

#658
of 670 CPC technology areas
11
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Acushnet
leading assignee (1)
+900%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Acushnet Company (1 patents)

CPC subclass D06J - PLEATING, KILTING OR GOFFERING TEXTILE FABRICS OR WEARING APPAREL - covers 11 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 D06J is shaped by 2 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Acushnet Company leads with 1 patents, followed by Suominen Corporation at 1 grants.

Filing activity in D06J is up 900% 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 D06J innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in D06J, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 900% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads D06J?

The 12 most active assignees in PLEATING, KILTING OR GOFFERING TEXTILE FABRICS OR WEARING APPAREL - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Acushnet is the most active filer in D06J, holding 1 of the 11 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 D06J
Rank Company Patents in D06J
#1 Amer Sports Canada Inc. 1
#2 Suominen Corporation 1

About This Class

CPC subclass D06J belongs to class D06.

11 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

2 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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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class D06J?
CPC subclass D06J covers PLEATING, KILTING OR GOFFERING TEXTILE FABRICS OR WEARING APPAREL. It belongs to CPC class D06 (TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR), with 11 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in D06J?
11 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass D06J between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in D06J?
Acushnet Company leads D06J with 1 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for D06J 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 D06J 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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