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CPC technology class · D06

D06Q - Decorating Textiles

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

135
US patents granted
D06
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+28%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Decorating Textiles ranks #616 of 670 CPC technology areas - 135 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 28% over five years.

#616
of 670 CPC technology areas
135
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Nike
leading assignee (14)
+28%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: NIKE, Inc. (14 patents)

CPC subclass D06Q - DECORATING TEXTILES - covers 135 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 D06Q is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. NIKE, Inc. leads with 14 patents, followed by Landa Corporation Ltd. at 6 grants and Revolaze, Llc at 4.

Filing activity in D06Q is up 28% 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 D06Q innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in D06Q, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 28% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads D06Q?

The 12 most active assignees in DECORATING TEXTILES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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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

About This Class

CPC subclass D06Q belongs to class D06.

135 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 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).

Top 14 D06Q assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D06Q. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 010203040 051015 Patents in D06Q Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Levi Strauss &LandaRevolazeHasbroCricutHigh Voltage GraphicsEngineered FloorsSaati S P ADeutsche Institute FÜ…Mohawk Carpet Distrib…Columbia Sportswear N…Kornit DigitalStahls'The Pilot Ink
Top 14 D06Q assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D06Q. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class D06Q?
CPC subclass D06Q covers DECORATING TEXTILES. It belongs to CPC class D06 (TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR), with 135 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in D06Q?
135 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass D06Q between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in D06Q?
NIKE, Inc. leads D06Q with 14 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for D06Q 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 D06Q 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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