D06L
Dry-cleaning, washing or bleaching fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up
Official title: Dry-cleaning, washing or bleaching fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up fibrous goods; bleaching leather or furs
D06L (Dry-cleaning, washing or bleaching fibres, filaments, threads, yarns, fabrics, feathers or made-up) appears on 1,464 US grants and 955 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06L- Granted patents
- 1,464
- Published applications
- 955
- Assignees
- 537
- Inventors
- 2,912
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 59 | 0 |
| 1977 | 47 | 0 |
| 1978 | 54 | 0 |
| 1979 | 33 | 0 |
| 1980 | 35 | 0 |
| 1981 | 26 | 0 |
| 1982 | 34 | 0 |
| 1983 | 33 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 25 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 41 | 0 |
| 1998 | 56 | 0 |
| 1999 | 61 | 0 |
| 2000 | 65 | 0 |
| 2001 | 55 | 25 |
| 2002 | 30 | 57 |
| 2003 | 41 | 68 |
| 2004 | 37 | 49 |
| 2005 | 30 | 70 |
| 2006 | 37 | 51 |
| 2007 | 22 | 27 |
| 2008 | 16 | 32 |
| 2009 | 18 | 45 |
| 2010 | 17 | 33 |
| 2011 | 31 | 35 |
| 2012 | 20 | 34 |
| 2013 | 24 | 35 |
| 2014 | 28 | 33 |
| 2015 | 22 | 41 |
| 2016 | 17 | 28 |
| 2017 | 20 | 32 |
| 2018 | 22 | 37 |
| 2019 | 23 | 22 |
| 2020 | 23 | 33 |
| 2021 | 20 | 38 |
| 2022 | 15 | 43 |
| 2023 | 18 | 30 |
| 2024 | 25 | 31 |
| 2025 | 28 | 19 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- Fabric softener formulation6 Oct 2026US 12,753,371 B2Dow Silicones Corporation
- Fabric and method for obtaining said fabric6 Oct 2026US 12,753,538 B2Siretessile S.R.L.
- Decolorization method of polyester fabric28 Jul 2026US 12,692,636 B2Nan Ya Plastics Corporation
- Extractant and extraction method for removing color-expressing foreign substances from colored polymer containing ester functional group, and method for chemically selecting polymer containing ester functional group from colored polymer mixture2 Jun 2026US 12,643,987 B2Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
- Washing machine and method of controlling the same2 Jun 2026US 12,644,220 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Microgravity dry cleaning systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297839 A1Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc.
- A method of treating regenerated cellulose fiber for textile and non-woven applications20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243016 A1Asia Pacific Rayon Limited
- Scouring agent, scouring liquid, and method of scouring and dyeing18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168169 A1Industrial Technology Research Institute
- Process and plant for recycling textiles12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042892 A1Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A. S.
- Stability and viscosity in high active high caustic laundry emulsion with low hlb surfactant15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015554 A1Ecolab USA Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Color-safe bleach boosters, compositions and laundry methods employing same297US 5,576,282 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1996
- Dry cleaning system using densified carbon dioxide and a surfactant adjunct164US 5,683,977 ALever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc. · 1997
- Alkoxylated cationic detergency ingredients164US 6,136,769 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 2000
- Cleaning process using carbon dioxide as a solvent and employing molecularly engineered surfactants142US 5,866,005 AThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · 1999
- Aerosol package136US 7,021,499 B2BISSELL Homecare, Inc. · 2006