D06B 3/00
Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases or vapours to effect treatment
Official title: Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases or vapours to effect treatment, e.g. washing, dyeing, bleaching, sizing, impregnating (mercerising D06B7/00; solvent-treatment D06B9/00; treatment of selected parts of textile materials D06B11/00; with aid of vibration D06B13/00)
D06B3/00 (Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases or vapours to effect treatment) appears on 740 US grants and 451 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06B- Granted patents
- 740
- Published applications
- 451
- Assignees
- 460
- Inventors
- 1,389
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 38 | 0 |
| 1977 | 35 | 0 |
| 1978 | 34 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 28 | 0 |
| 1981 | 27 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 17 | 13 |
| 2003 | 9 | 15 |
| 2004 | 6 | 10 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11 |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 5 | 12 |
| 2009 | 4 | 15 |
| 2010 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 9 | 20 |
| 2015 | 9 | 16 |
| 2016 | 5 | 18 |
| 2017 | 13 | 25 |
| 2018 | 17 | 34 |
| 2019 | 13 | 34 |
| 2020 | 22 | 26 |
| 2021 | 17 | 29 |
| 2022 | 19 | 37 |
| 2023 | 14 | 22 |
| 2024 | 26 | 31 |
| 2025 | 24 | 18 |
| 2026 | 4 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D06B 3/10Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases or vapours to effect treatment332
- D06B 3/04Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases or vapours to effect treatment188
- D06B 3/28Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases or vapours to effect treatment151
- D06B 3/24Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases or vapours to effect treatment51
- D06B 3/02Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases or vapours to effect treatment43
- D06B 3/30Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases or vapours to effect treatment32
- D06B 3/34Driving arrangements of machines or apparatus29
- D06B 3/32Passing of textile materials through liquids, gases or vapours to effect treatment18
Recent patents
- Launderable bactericidal and virucidal fabric finish6 Oct 2026US 12,751,451 B2Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
- Textile dyeing device15 Sep 2026US 12,735,839 B2Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade
- Dyed fabric having ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection8 Sep 2026US 12,729,480 B2The Sweet Living Group, LLC
- Garment treatment and method of application thereof25 Aug 2026US 12,716,170 B2Burlington Industries, Inc.
- Polymer-aerogel/fiber and polymer-aerogel/textile composites and related systems and methods16 Dec 2025US 12,497,732 B2Aerogel Technologies, LLC
- A lubricant-impregnated fabric for cleaning and/or lubricating firearms3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258904 A1Sms Chemicals Ltd
- Fabric treatment method and fabric sizing slurry13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234864 A1
- Intelligent pressure-adjusting sleeping item and manufacturing method therefor6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224041 A1
- Durable flame-retardant cellulose fiber, and yarns and fabric products thereof30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218443 A1Yancheng Labon Technical Textile Group Co., Ltd.
- Water stripping method, water stripping device, and water stripping system of leather fiber9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193835 A1Hangzhou Sun-Tech Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for the continuous application of liquors on textile fiber webs69US 4,845,964 ATriatex International AG · 1989
- Apparatus and method for impregnating a dry fiber batt67US 4,231,129 ACotton Incorporated · 1980
- Padding apparatus for goods in web-form62US 4,136,535 A1979
- Method for continuously intensively wetting a flat article, especially a textile strip60US 5,203,043 AJohannes Menschner Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG · 1993
- Method for spinning and processing collagen fiber56US 5,911,942 ATissue Engineering, Inc. · 1999