Derwent Classification System: Textiles and Paper-Making

Patents classified in this section include all aspects of clothing, as well as all textile machinery.

Non-textile fibre handling processes are excluded eg for fibre-reinforced polymer production are classified only in Section A.

Approximate IPCs are given in brackets.

F01 Threads and fibres - natural or artificial; spinning - including the production of mineral and carbon fibres (D01).
F02 Yarns - mechanical finishing of yarns or ropes; warping or beaming (D02, D07).
F03 Weaving - including finished products (D03).
F04 Braiding, knitting - including trimmings and non-woven fabrics (D04).
F05 Sewing, embroidering, tufting - including finished products (D05).
F06 Chemical-type treatment of textiles (D06B, L, M, P, Q).
F07 Other textile applications - including mechanicl treatment of fabrics (D06C, F, G, H, J, L, M).
F08 Flexible sheet materials - consisting of polymer-coated fibrous web, including end products not classified in other sections (D06N).
F09 Paper-making production of cellulose, chemical treatment of wood - including chipboard and fibre-board (D21).