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D10B - Indexing Scheme Associated WITH Sublasses OF Section D

Indexing scheme associated with sublasses of section d, relating to textiles. 5,422 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

5,422
US patents granted
D10
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+104%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Indexing Scheme Associated WITH Sublasses OF Section D ranks #245 of 670 CPC technology areas - 5,422 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 104% over five years.

#245
of 670 CPC technology areas
5,422
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Nike
leading assignee (440)
+104%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: NIKE, Inc. (440 patents)

CPC subclass D10B - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES - covers 5,422 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class D10 (INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in D10B is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. NIKE, Inc. leads with 440 patents, followed by Federal-mogul Powertrain Llc at 62 grants and Levi Strauss & Co. at 53.

Filing activity in D10B is up 104% 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 D10B innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in D10B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 104% versus 2015–2019.

0200400600800 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 510

Who leads D10B?

The 12 most active assignees in INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Nike is the most active filer in D10B, holding 440 of the 5,422 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 D10B
Rank Company Patents in D10B
#1 NIKE, Inc. 440
#2 Federal-mogul Powertrain Llc 62
#3 Levi Strauss & Co. 53
#4 Adidas Ag 49
#5 Sofradim Production 49
#6 Milliken & Company 47
#7 Under Armour, Inc. 42
#8 Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation 41
#9 Kolon Industries, Inc. 36
#10 Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.s. 32
#11 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 28
#12 Toyobo Co., Ltd. 27
#13 Columbia Insurance Company 25
#14 Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha 24
#15 Shima Seiki MFG., Ltd. 24
#16 YKK Corporation 19
#17 COOK Medical Technologies Llc 17
#18 Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft 17
#19 Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd. 17
#20 Poly-med, Inc. 16

About This Class

CPC subclass D10B belongs to class D10.

5,422 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 D10B 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 D10B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D10B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 D10B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D10B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520253035 0100200300400500 Patents in D10B Avg claims / patent (company-wide) NikeFederal-mogul Powertr…Levi Strauss &adidasSofradim ProductionMilliken &Under ArmourAladdin ManufacturingKolon IndustriesSanko Tekstil Isletme…Boston Scientific Sci…ToyoboColumbia InsuranceAsahi Kasei
Top 14 D10B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in D10B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class D10B?
CPC subclass D10B covers INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES. It belongs to CPC class D10 (INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES), with 5,422 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in D10B?
5,422 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass D10B between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in D10B?
NIKE, Inc. leads D10B with 440 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for D10B 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., D10) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like D10B 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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