D06B 1/00
Applying liquids, gases or vapours onto textile materials to effect treatment
Official title: Applying liquids, gases or vapours onto textile materials to effect treatment, e.g. washing, dyeing, bleaching, sizing or impregnating (mercerising D06B7/00; solvent-treatment D06B9/00; treatment of selected parts of textile materials D06B11/00; with aid of vibration D06B13/00)
D06B1/00 (Applying liquids, gases or vapours onto textile materials to effect treatment) appears on 676 US grants and 522 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06B- Granted patents
- 676
- Published applications
- 522
- Assignees
- 451
- Inventors
- 1,453
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 2 |
| 2002 | 14 | 10 |
| 2003 | 9 | 12 |
| 2004 | 8 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 29 |
| 2014 | 8 | 41 |
| 2015 | 5 | 32 |
| 2016 | 25 | 55 |
| 2017 | 27 | 25 |
| 2018 | 27 | 35 |
| 2019 | 18 | 39 |
| 2020 | 35 | 31 |
| 2021 | 23 | 30 |
| 2022 | 28 | 40 |
| 2023 | 15 | 23 |
| 2024 | 25 | 23 |
| 2025 | 17 | 14 |
| 2026 | 12 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D06B 1/02Applying liquids, gases or vapours onto textile materials to effect treatment: by242
- D06B 1/10Applying liquids, gases or vapours onto textile materials to effect treatment: by215
- D06B 1/08From outlets being in, or almost in, contact with the textile material126
- D06B 1/04Applying liquids, gases or vapours onto textile materials to effect treatment: by66
Recent patents
- Liquid ejection device and method of controlling liquid ejection device15 Sep 2026US 12,734,830 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Method and apparatus for surface treatment of nonwoven materials15 Sep 2026US 12,735,822 B2Hempitecture, Inc.
- Coated polyester fabric1 Sep 2026US 12,723,346 B2Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Garment treatment and method of application thereof25 Aug 2026US 12,716,170 B2Burlington Industries, Inc.
- Coated fabric and air bag comprising the same4 Aug 2026US 12,698,587 B2Kolon Industries, Inc.
- Treatment cabinet30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218431 A1Imbox Protection A/S
- System and apparatus for manufacturing insulation made from hemp, and product made therefrom23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209994 A1Knauf Insulation, Inc.
- Method of manufacturing molded body and molded body manufacturing apparatus18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168149 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Method of manufacturing fabric for clothes and fabric for clothes11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160005 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Various attachments for additive textile manufacturing machines11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160008 A1Arachne Labs LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fabric with reduced permeability to down and fiber fill and method of producing same83US 4,619,864 ASprings Industries, Inc. · 1986
- Nonwoven Fabric Substrates Having a Durable Treatment75US 6,028,016 AKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2000
- Process for applying controlled amounts of liquids to a receptive material web70US 4,672,705 ATriatex International AG · 1987
- Process for the continuous application of liquors on textile fiber webs69US 4,845,964 ATriatex International AG · 1989
- Applicator for uniformly distributing a flowable material over a receiving surface60US 4,550,681 A1985