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Dyeing or printing textiles & leather
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within D06P · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest D06P patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Jennifer Schultz61 patents · 127 citations
- 296Benjamin Bell57 patents · 125 citations
- 392Christopher Schultz57 patents · 125 citations
- 488Debdulal Mahanty57 patents · 125 citations
- 583James Barton Sights57 patents · 104 citations
- 679Jacob Mann10 patents · 79 citations
- 775Ozgur Taylan Kuzucu19 patents · 52 citations
- 871Jonathan C. Mccay7 patents · 87 citations
- 967Todd W. Miller17 patents · 45 citations
- 1063Mark Robert Sivik8 patents · 38 citations
- 1158Paul Thomas Weisman8 patents · 23 citations
- 1254Georg Roentgen16 patents · 21 citations
- 1350Mridula Nair8 patents · 15 citations
- 1446Jitka Eryilmaz12 patents · 14 citations
- 1542Alrick Vincent Warner5 patents · 5 citations
- 1638Andreas Josef Dreher5 patents · 5 citations
- 1733Hui-Ting Yang5 patents · 5 citations
- 1829Luigi Milini5 patents · 4 citations
- 1925Hubert Jean Luc Christnacher6 patents · 5 citations
- 2021Martin Weber4 patents · 8 citations
- 2117Corinne Mohr3 patents · 8 citations
- 2213Graham Neil Mckelvey3 patents · 8 citations
- 238Matija Crne3 patents · 8 citations
- 244Mathias Kurt Herrlein3 patents · 8 citations
- 251Simon Paul Godfrey3 patents · 8 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained D06P output across the last 5 years
- 199Andrea Aliverti8 patents · 347 citations
- 296Gianluigi Longinotti-Buitoni8 patents · 347 citations
- 392Takashi Watanabe13 patents · 307 citations
- 488Benzion Landa7 patents · 137 citations
- 583Galia Golodetz6 patents · 137 citations
- 679Gregory Nakhmanovich6 patents · 137 citations
- 775Sagi Abramovich7 patents · 137 citations
- 871Jennifer Schultz61 patents · 127 citations
- 967Benjamin Bell57 patents · 125 citations
- 1063Christopher Schultz57 patents · 125 citations
- 1158Debdulal Mahanty57 patents · 125 citations
- 1254Jacob Mozel15 patents · 106 citations
- 1350Jennifer Bee20 patents · 60 citations
- 1446Jeremy Gantz20 patents · 60 citations
- 1542Kim Kovel20 patents · 60 citations
- 1638James Barton Sights57 patents · 104 citations
- 1733Athanassios Tzikas30 patents · 193 citations
- 1829Jacob Mann10 patents · 79 citations
- 1925Ozgur Taylan Kuzucu19 patents · 52 citations
- 2021Shulong Li8 patents · 117 citations
- 2117Jonathan C. Mccay7 patents · 87 citations
- 2213Minoru Inuzuka20 patents · 106 citations
- 238Kyle Blakely7 patents · 62 citations
- 244Jeff Zens18 patents · 31 citations
- 251Darryl Miles Cassingham6 patents · 39 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in D06P
- 199James A. Belmont7 patents · 1,151 citations
- 296Collin P. Galloway6 patents · 866 citations
- 392Robert M. Amici6 patents · 866 citations
- 488Beth A. Lambert5 patents · 629 citations
- 583Don J. Chandler5 patents · 629 citations
- 679Janet J. Reber5 patents · 629 citations
- 775Stacie L. Phipps5 patents · 629 citations
- 871Travis E. Stevens7 patents · 1,214 citations
- 967Donald S. Hare20 patents · 952 citations
- 1063Scott Williams27 patents · 1,092 citations
- 1158Darryl J. Costin9 patents · 994 citations
- 1254Shoji Koike45 patents · 2,505 citations
- 1350Nathan Hale26 patents · 1,628 citations
- 1446Ming Xu35 patents · 1,977 citations
- 1542Kazuo Iwata7 patents · 772 citations
- 1638David S. Soane10 patents · 639 citations
- 1733David Offord9 patents · 567 citations
- 1829Francis Joseph Kronzer11 patents · 768 citations
- 1925Frank Krause8 patents · 581 citations
- 2021Helmut Klimmek8 patents · 581 citations
- 2117Tomoya Yamamoto33 patents · 1,602 citations
- 2213Koromo Shirota26 patents · 1,378 citations
- 238Phillip H. Riggins15 patents · 640 citations
- 244Clyde C. Lunsford6 patents · 362 citations
- 251Michael T. Stanhope6 patents · 362 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring D06P patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12179503B2✦ AIFabric printing on nested patterns, and associated print systems and products thereof1 cites · 202450% earned
- 296US12516471B1✦ AIMethods of imparting color to nylon substrates1 cites · 202667% earned
- 392US12517642B2✦ AIGarment design tool with image preview0 cites · 20250% earned
- 488US12364301B2Visualizing garments in shadow neutral 3-D0 cites · 20240% earned
- 583US12215457B2Online ordering and on-demand manufacturing of apparel0 cites · 20240% earned
- 679US11970821B2Fibrous structures including an active agent and having a graphic printed thereon0 cites · 20240% earned
- 775US12427792B2Digital printing and finishing method for fabrics and the like0 cites · 20240% earned
- 871US12213555B2Additive color printing0 cites · 20240% earned
- 967US12385182B2Method and apparatus for dyeing garments0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1063US12577728B2Method of dyeing fabric using microorganisms0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1158US12320060B2Silk coated fabrics and products and methods of preparing the same0 cites · 20250% earned
- 1254US12398509B2Process for dyeing textiles and enzymes used therein0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1350US12570093B2Digital-to-garment inkjet printing machine0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1446US11958134B1Laser device0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1542US12163040B2Ink-jet treatment liquid, ink-jet textile printing device, and ink-jet textile printing me0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1638US12163278B2Ink-jet treatment liquid, ink-jet textile printing device, and ink-jet textile printing me0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1733US12404631B2Ink-jet treatment liquid, ink-jet textile printing apparatus, and ink-jet textile printing0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1829US12214973B2Modular manufacturing system and method for use thereof0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1925US12509821B2Printed textile substrate and process for making0 cites · 20240% earned
- 2021US12392084B2Post printing apparatus and method for drying and curing printed textiles0 cites · 20240% earned
- 2117US12227898B2Pyridine and pyrimidine substituted triazine UV absorbers0 cites · 20240% earned
- 2213US12377662B2Digital garment printing machine augmented to apply additional materials0 cites · 20240% earned
- 238US12297591B1Direct-to-garment printing0 cites · 20250% earned
- 244US12509820B2Methods of providing treated fabrics and light-blocking elements0 cites · 20250% earned
- 251US12312741B2Process for dyeing high-performance textiles0 cites · 20250% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring D06P patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11161353B1✦ AIPersonalization vending kiosk18 cites · 202181% earned
- 296US11478415B2✦ AIMulticomponent composition8 cites · 202186% earned
- 392US11246213B2✦ AIPhysiological monitoring garments6 cites · 202185% earned
- 488US11681421B2Laser finishing design and preview tool4 cites · 202156% earned
- 583US11656388B1LiDAR reflective fabric3 cites · 202367% earned
- 679US11740143B2Flexible pressure sensor array and method for fabricating the same3 cites · 202180% earned
- 775US11008701B1Dyeing method using bio-dye and cationic modification agent utilized thereof4 cites · 202182% earned
- 871US11697903B2Online ordering and just-in-time manufacturing of laser-finished garments2 cites · 202250% earned
- 967US11530503B2Three-dimensional rendering preview in web-based tool for design of laser-finished garment3 cites · 202159% earned
- 1063US11077676B2Digital-to-garment inkjet printing machine3 cites · 202167% earned
- 1158US11613843B2Automatically generating apparel collection imagery2 cites · 202139% earned
- 1254US11718112B2Printer2 cites · 202161% earned
- 1350US11945959B2Water-based pigment inks for textiles2 cites · 202367% earned
- 1446US11511308B2Thread coating using inkjet printhead2 cites · 202176% earned
- 1542US11802370B2Method for decolorizing textiles2 cites · 202276% earned
- 1638US11713399B2Ink film constructions2 cites · 202155% earned
- 1733US12043046B2Digital printing and finishing method for fabrics and the like2 cites · 202155% earned
- 1829US12179503B2Fabric printing on nested patterns, and associated print systems and products thereof1 cites · 202450% earned
- 1925US11813697B1Laser methods of fabrication of clothing1 cites · 202356% earned
- 2021US12000085B2Method for live area printing for dark colored textiles2 cites · 202267% earned
- 2117US11661701B2Deep sublimation dyeing of fibrous composites2 cites · 202176% earned
- 2213US11472194B2Liquid discharging device2 cites · 202176% earned
- 238US11723426B2Base templates for many finishes by laser1 cites · 202239% earned
- 244US12129596B2Silk coated fabrics and products and methods of preparing the same1 cites · 202350% earned
- 251US11987926B2Launderable activated cotton1 cites · 202256% earned
All-time canon
The defining D06P patents of the whole record
- 199US4509949A✦ AIWater thickening agents consisting of copolymers of crosslinked acrylic acids and esters988 cites · 198595% earned
- 296US6645569B2✦ AIMethod of applying nanoparticles629 cites · 200288% earned
- 392US5766576A✦ AIOxidation hair dye compositions containing 3,4,5-triaminopyrazole derivatives and 3,4,5-tr566 cites · 199895% earned
- 488US7112621B2Coating compositions for modifying surfaces540 cites · 200288% earned
- 583US6863933B2Method of hydrophilizing materials509 cites · 200287% earned
- 679US4079028APolyurethane thickeners in latex compositions396 cites · 197895% earned
- 775US4155892APolyurethane thickeners for aqueous compositions341 cites · 197994% earned
- 871US5990444ALaser method and system of scribing graphics325 cites · 199994% earned
- 967US5851280AReaction of carbon black with diazonium salts, resultant carbon black products and their u312 cites · 199886% earned
- 1063US5672198AAqueous inks and coatings containing modified carbon products285 cites · 199794% earned
- 1158US6268328B1Variant EGIII-like cellulase compositions272 cites · 200194% earned
- 1254US5501902APrintable material253 cites · 199694% earned
- 1350US6252196B1Laser method of scribing graphics247 cites · 200194% earned
- 1446US8846184B2Chromic luminescent objects244 cites · 201387% earned
- 1542US6042643AReaction of carbon black with diazonium salts, resultant carbon black products and their u236 cites · 200085% earned
- 1638US5944853AMethod for preparing halotriazine dye- and vinyl sulfone dye-monomer compounds230 cites · 199994% earned
- 1733US6514295B1Precision fluorescently dyed particles and methods of making and using same227 cites · 200386% earned
- 1829US5310778AProcess for preparing ink jet inks having improved properties224 cites · 199494% earned
- 1925US5246853AMethod for treating cotton-containing fabric with a cellulase composition containing endog219 cites · 199394% earned
- 2021US6189989B1Embroidering using ink jet printing apparatus203 cites · 200194% earned
- 2117US8945328B2Methods of making garments having stretchable and conductive ink198 cites · 201488% earned
- 2213US6171347B1Compositions, methods and kits for reductively removing color from dyed hair197 cites · 200194% earned
- 238US5900029AReaction of carbon black with diazonium salts, resultant carbon black products and their u196 cites · 199984% earned
- 244US6607994B2Nanoparticle-based permanent treatments for textiles187 cites · 200394% earned
- 251US5567207AMethod for marking and fading textiles with lasers186 cites · 199694% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest D06P patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199PROCTER & GAMBLE33 patents · 2,083 citations
- 296MILLIKEN & CO52 patents · 653 citations
- 392NIKE INC54 patents · 148 citations
- 488EASTMAN KODAK CO24 patents · 304 citations
- 583STRAUSS LEVI & CO72 patents · 140 citations
- 679KORNIT DIGITAL LTD27 patents · 140 citations
- 775SEIKO EPSON CORP106 patents · 163 citations
- 871NIPPON CATALYTIC CHEM IND5 patents · 98 citations
- 967NICCA CHEMICAL CO5 patents · 29 citations
- 1063M & R PRINTING EQUIP INC5 patents · 13 citations
- 1158RISO KAGAKU CORP12 patents · 11 citations
- 1254SANKO TEKSTIL ISLETMELERI SAN VE TIC AS16 patents · 14 citations
- 1350GEORGIA TECH RES INST3 patents · 31 citations
- 1446IND TECH RES INST6 patents · 7 citations
- 1542COLORIFIX LTD3 patents · 4 citations
- 1638DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC4 patents · 3 citations
- 1733RALPH LAUREN CORP4 patents · 0 citations
- 1829EVOLVED BY NATURE INC3 patents · 1 citations
- 1925TAIWAN TEXTILE RES INST4 patents · 2 citations
- 2021ZHEJIANG KEYONG CHEMICAL CO LTD3 patents · 3 citations
- 2117KONICA MINOLTA INC6 patents · 1 citations
- 2213LEVI STRAUSS & CO2 patents · 0 citations
- 238WALKER BRIAN A3 patents · 1 citations
- 244KYOCERA CORP4 patents · 0 citations
- 251ARCHROMA SWITZERLAND GMBH5 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained D06P output across the last 5 years
- 199PROCTER & GAMBLE33 patents · 2,083 citations
- 296LIFE CORP SA8 patents · 347 citations
- 392MILLIKEN & CO52 patents · 653 citations
- 488NIKE INC54 patents · 148 citations
- 583EASTMAN KODAK CO24 patents · 304 citations
- 679LANDA CORP LTD6 patents · 137 citations
- 775TORAY INDUSTRIES18 patents · 284 citations
- 871PILOT INK CO LTD6 patents · 275 citations
- 967STRAUSS LEVI & CO72 patents · 140 citations
- 1063HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO44 patents · 151 citations
- 1158KURARAY CO8 patents · 193 citations
- 1254NIPPON KAYAKU KK31 patents · 196 citations
- 1350KORNIT DIGITAL LTD27 patents · 140 citations
- 1446KAO CORP10 patents · 101 citations
- 1542NIDEK KK17 patents · 115 citations
- 1638SEIKO EPSON CORP106 patents · 163 citations
- 1733ARMSTRONG WORLD IND INC13 patents · 98 citations
- 1829UNDER ARMOUR INC6 patents · 60 citations
- 1925BROTHER IND LTD31 patents · 73 citations
- 2021NIPPON CATALYTIC CHEM IND5 patents · 98 citations
- 2117BASF SE8 patents · 44 citations
- 2213FUJIFILM CORP19 patents · 29 citations
- 238XEROX CORP9 patents · 69 citations
- 244NATURAL FIBER WELDING INC8 patents · 19 citations
- 251NICCA CHEMICAL CO5 patents · 29 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in D06P
- 199PROCTER & GAMBLE33 patents · 2,083 citations
- 296CABOT CORP7 patents · 1,151 citations
- 392ROHM & HAAS16 patents · 1,367 citations
- 488CANON KK85 patents · 3,796 citations
- 583FOTO WEAR INC24 patents · 1,227 citations
- 679SAWGRASS SYSTEMS INC26 patents · 1,879 citations
- 775KIMBERLY CLARK CO25 patents · 1,228 citations
- 871GENENCOR INT21 patents · 990 citations
- 967TECHNOLINES LLC8 patents · 863 citations
- 1063NANO TEX LLC10 patents · 639 citations
- 1158STOCKHAUSEN CHEM FAB GMBH7 patents · 510 citations
- 1254MINNESOTA MINING & MFG14 patents · 682 citations
- 1350CIBA GEIGY CORP366 patents · 5,256 citations
- 1446MILLIKEN RES CORP44 patents · 1,427 citations
- 1542DU PONT75 patents · 1,306 citations
- 1638NOVO NORDISK AS34 patents · 1,008 citations
- 1733SOUTHERN MILLS INC8 patents · 365 citations
- 1829L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO11 patents · 465 citations
- 1925RYNEX HOLDINGS LTD5 patents · 444 citations
- 2021BASF AG144 patents · 1,774 citations
- 2117ECOLAB INC8 patents · 414 citations
- 2213LUMINEX CORP6 patents · 470 citations
- 238OREAL34 patents · 767 citations
- 244NOVOZYMES AS19 patents · 360 citations
- 251WELLA AG8 patents · 880 citations
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