CPC technology class · D06

D06Q - Decorating Textiles

Decorating textiles. 135 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

135
US patents granted: #9/11
in D06: 1.0%
D06 class share: +10%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Decorating Textiles ranks #616 of 670 CPC technology areas - 135 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 10% over five years.

#616
of 670 CPC technology areas: 135
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Nike
leading assignee (14): +10%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How D06Q's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, D06Q recorded 64 grants versus 58 in 2015–2019 (+10% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 16 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 6 (+167% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Levi Strauss & Co. holds 10.4% of the class ; the top three share 17.8%.

Leaderboard read

D06Q concentration, lead at 10.4%

Levi Strauss & Co. leads this historical grant record at 10.4% of D06Q - us corporation assignees hold 74% of class grants (40 of 54). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 10.4%
Top three share: 17.8%
Lead over #2: 8

Where D06Q sits inside D06

Among 11 subclasses in D06 (Treatment OF Textiles OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; Flexible Materials NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), D06Q ranks #9 and holds 1.0% 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 D06H 206

Rising assignees active in D06Q

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 Levi Strauss & Co. 2.85x 20 → 57 company-wide · 14 in D06Q
#2 Landa Corporation Ltd. 1.29x 44 → 57 company-wide · 6 in D06Q

D06Q grants by year, peak 2020 (16)

US utility-patent grants per year in D06Q, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 10% versus 2015–2019.

Levi Strauss &

14
Landa

6
Revolaze

4
Hasbro

3
Cricut

3
High Voltage Graphics

3
Engineered Floors

2
Saati S P A

2
Deutsche Institute…

2
Mohawk Carpet…

2
Columbia Sportswear…

1
Kornit Digital

1

What this shows Nike is the most active filer in D06Q, holding 14 of the 135 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass D06Q
Rank	Company	Patents in D06Q
#1	Levi Strauss & Co.	14
#2	Landa Corporation Ltd.	6
#3	RevoLaze, LLC	4
#4	Hasbro, Inc.	3
#5	Cricut, Inc.	3
#6	High Voltage Graphics, Inc.	3
#7	Engineered Floors LLC	2
#8	Saati S.P.A.	2
#9	Deutsche Institute FÜR Textil-und Faserforschung Denkendorf	2
#10	Mohawk Carpet Distribution, Inc.	2
#11	Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc.	1
#12	Kornit Digital Ltd.	1
#13	Stahls' Inc.	1
#14	THE Pilot INK Company, Limited	1
#15	Atex Technologies, Inc.	1
#16	Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.	1
#17	Fiery, LLC	1
#18	Chance Line Industrial Co., Ltd.	1
#19	General Nano LLC	1
#20	Sustainable Composites, LLC	1

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading D06Q 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 D06Q assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D06Q. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Questions about D06Q

Which company holds the most patents in D06Q?

Nike, Inc. leads D06Q with 14 patents (10.4% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 74% of class grants.

Which D06Q assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in D06Q, Levi Strauss & Co. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (2.85x: 20 grants in 2019–2021 → 57 in 2022–2024) while holding 14 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does D06Q compare inside parent class D06?

Inside D06 (Treatment OF Textiles OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; Flexible Materials NOT Otherwise Provided FOR), D06Q ranks #9 of 11 subclasses by grant volume and holds 1.0% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is D06F (6,009 grants).

What to do with this data

D06Q in context - here's where to go next.

Levi Strauss & Co. leads D06Q with 14 grants in this class. See full portfolio
D06Q ranks #616 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class D06, the largest sibling subclass is D06F with 6,009 grants. Explore D06F

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - D06Q figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (135 grants in the tracked window).

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