IPC – International Patent Classification

Nella classificazione IPC prodotti e macchine tessili compaiono, salvo poche eccezioni, alla Sezione D, fra le classi D01 e D07. Fra le eccezioni si fa presente il settore della roccatura e quelli affini, che sono normalmente classificati sotto la classe B65H

SEZIONE D – TEXTILES
D 01 NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
D 01 B MECHANICAL TREATMENT OF NATURAL FIBROUS OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL TO OBTAIN FIBRES OR FILAMENTS, e.g. FOR SPINNING
D 01 C CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF NATURAL FILAMENTARY OR FIBROUS MATERIAL TO OBTAIN FILAMENTS OR FIBRES FOR SPINNING; CARBONISING RAGS TO RECOVER ANIMAL FIBRES
D 01 D MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES, OR RIBBONS
D 01 F CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES, OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
D 01 G PRELIMINARY TREATMENT OF FIBRES, e.g. FOR SPINNING
D 01 H SPINNING OR TWISTING
D 02 YARNS; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; WARPING OR BEAMING
D 02 G CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, YARNS, OR THREADS; YARNS OR THREADS
D 02 H WARPING, BEAMING, OR LEASING
D 02 J FINISHING OR DRESSING OF FILAMENTS, YARNS, THREADS, CORDS, ROPES, OR THE LIKE
D 03 WEAVING
D 03 C SHEDDING MECHANISMS; PATTERN CARDS OR CHAINS; PUNCHING OF CARDS; DESIGNING PATTERNS
D 03 D WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
D 03 J AUXILIARY WEAVING APPARATUS; WEAVERS’ TOOLS; SHUTTLES
D 04 BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON- WOVEN FABRICS
D 04 B KNITTING
D 04 C BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN- NET OR CARBONISED LACE; BRAIDING MACHINES; BRAID; LACE
D 04 D TRIMMINGS; RIBBONS, TAPES, OR BANDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
D 04 G MAKING NETS BY KNOTTING OF FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; MAKING KNOTTED CARPETS OR TAPESTRIES; KNOTTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
D 04 H MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
D 05 SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
D 05 B SEWING
D 05 C EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
D 06 TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
D 06 B TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS BY LIQUIDS, GASES, OR VAPOURS
D 06 C FINISHING, DRESSING, TENTERING, OR STRETCHING TEXTILE
D 06 F LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
D 06 G MECHANICAL OR PRESSURE CLEANING OF CARPETS, RUGS, SACKS, HIDES, OR OTHER SKIN OR TEXTILE ARTICLES OR FABRICS; TURNING INSIDE-OUT FLEXIBLE TUBULAR O OTHER HOLLOW ARTICLES
D 06 H MARKING, INSPECTING, SEAMING, OR SEVERING TEXTILE MATERIALS
D 06 J PLEATING, KILTING, OR GOFFERING TEXTILE FABRICS OR WEARING APPAREL
D 06 L BLEACHING, e.g. OPTICAL BLEACHING, DRY-CLEANING, OR WASHING FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS, OR MADE-UP FIBROUS GOODS; BLEACHING LEATHER OR FURS
D 06 M TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D 06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS, OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
D 06 N WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
D 06 P DYEING OR PRINTING TEXTILES; DYEING LEATHER, FURS, OR SOLID MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES IN ANY FORM
D 06 Q DECORATING TEXTILES
D 07 ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
D 07 B ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL