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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="true" level="5" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H" definition-exists="true" date-revised="2020-05-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><text>MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL </text><reference><text>weaving <class-ref scheme="cpc">D03</class-ref>; knitting <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04B</class-ref>; braiding <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04C</class-ref>; net-making <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04G</class-ref>; sewing <class-ref scheme="cpc">D05B</class-ref>; tufting <class-ref scheme="cpc">D05C</class-ref>; finishing non-woven fabrics <class-ref scheme="cpc">D06</class-ref></text></reference></title-part><title-part><text>FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS</text></title-part><title-part><text>COTTON-WOOL</text></title-part><title-part><text>WADDING </text><CPC-specific-text><text>; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION</text></CPC-specific-text><reference><text>non-woven fabrics having an intermediate or external layer of a different kind, e.g. of woven fabric, <class-ref scheme="cpc">B32B</class-ref></text></reference></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="note"><note-paragraph>In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:<subnote type="bullet"><note-paragraph>&quot;non-woven fabrics&quot; means fabrics formed wholly or partly of textile material by processes comprising operations other than the weaving, knitting, braiding, lacing or knotting of yarns, threads or filaments for which provision is made in other subclasses of section <class-ref scheme="cpc">D</class-ref>. This expression includes felts, cotton-wool and wadding;</note-paragraph><note-paragraph>&quot;fibre&quot; means a relatively-short, elongated member of natural or man-made material;</note-paragraph><note-paragraph>&quot;filament&quot; means an endless or quasi-endless, elongated member of natural or man-made material;</note-paragraph><note-paragraph>&quot;yarn&quot; means a unitary assembly of fibres, usually produced by spinning;</note-paragraph><note-paragraph>&quot;thread&quot; means an assembly of yarns or filaments, usually produced by twisting;</note-paragraph><note-paragraph>&quot;synthetic&quot; fibres or filaments means fibres or filaments or the like manufactured from synthesising polymers or small molecules. Examples are polyamide, acrylic, polyester or carbon fibres;</note-paragraph><note-paragraph>&quot;artificial&quot; fibres or filaments means fibres or filaments or the like manufactured by man from natural polymers or their derivatives. Examples are regenerated cellulosic fibres or semi-synthetic fibres;</note-paragraph><note-paragraph>&quot;man-made&quot; fibres or filaments means fibres or filaments which are manufactured by man including &quot;synthetic&quot; or &quot;artificial&quot; fibres.</note-paragraph></subnote></note-paragraph><note-paragraph> In this subclass:<subnote type="bullet"><note-paragraph>some of the non-woven fabrics can also be regarded as &quot;layered products&quot; within the meaning of subclass <class-ref scheme="cpc">B32B</class-ref>, and further classification in that subclass should be considered in accordance with the notes thereto;</note-paragraph><note-paragraph>in cases where the making of non-woven fabrics involves the use of particular chemical compounds or compositions, e.g. for treating or bonding fibres, filaments or yarns, further classification in other appropriate subclasses should also be considered.</note-paragraph></subnote> </note-paragraph><note-paragraph>By varying the proportions of fibres or threads, and the chemical compounds or compositions, the final products may be given the appearance of paper, cardboard, leather or the like.</note-paragraph></note><note type="warning"><note-paragraph>In this subclass non-limiting references (in the sense of paragraph 39 of the Guide to the IPC) may still be displayed in the scheme.</note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="true" level="6" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/00" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Kinds or types of non-woven fabrics</text></title-part><title-part><text>Apparatus or processes for making such products</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/00" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/005" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2016-08-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/005</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>Making three-dimensional articles by consolidation </text><reference><text><class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/22</class-ref> takes precedence</text></reference></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backfile is being reclassified into groups <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/00</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/42</class-ref> </note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/02" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/02" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/02</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Cotton wool</text></title-part><title-part><text>Wadding</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/04" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/04" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/04</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>from fleeces or layers composed of fibres having existing or potential cohesive properties, e.g. natural fibres, prestretched or fibrillated artificial fibres </text><reference><text>felting apparatus <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H17/00</class-ref></text></reference></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/06" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/06" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/06</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>by treatment to produce shrinking, swelling, crimping or curling of fibres</text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-destination"> Groups <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/067</class-ref> and <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/073</class-ref> are not complete pending a reorganisation. See also group <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/06</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/067" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/067" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/067</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Regenerated cellulose series</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/073" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/073" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/073</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Acrylonitrile series</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/08" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/08" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/08</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>and hardened by felting</text></title-part><title-part><text>Felts or felted products</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/09" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/09" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/09</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Silk</text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-destination"> Group <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/09</class-ref> is not complete pending a reorganisation. See also group <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/08</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/10" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/10" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/10</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Felts made from mixtures of fibres</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/12" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/12" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/12</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>and incorporating artificial organic fibres</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/14" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/14" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/14</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>and incorporating inorganic fibres</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/16" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/16" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/16</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Laminated felts in which the separate layers are united by a felting process</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/20" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/20" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/20</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Felts incorporating inserts or attachments, e.g. for ornamental purposes</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/22" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/22" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2020-05-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/22</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><text>Three-dimensional articles formed by felting processes</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/24" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/24" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/24</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Covers felted on to three-dimensional articles</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/26" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/26" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/26</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Wood pulp</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/28" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/28" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/28</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Regenerated cellulose series</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/30" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/30" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/30</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Collagen</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/32" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/32" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/32</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Synthetic pulp</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/40" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/40" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/40</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties</text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-destination"> Groups <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/407</class-ref> and <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/413</class-ref> are not complete pending a reorganisation. See also group <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/40</class-ref><br/> Group <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/407</class-ref> is not complete pending a reorganisation. See also group <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/40</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/407" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/407" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/407</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>containing absorbing substances, e.g. activated carbon</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/413" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/413" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/413</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>containing granules other than absorbent substances</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/42" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/42" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2016-05-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/42</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>characterised by the use of certain kinds of fibres insofar as this use has no preponderant influence on the consolidation of the fleece</text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-destination"> Groups <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/4209</class-ref>&#160;-&#160;<class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/52</class-ref> are not complete pending a reorganisation. See also group <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/4209</class-ref> and other subgroups of <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/42</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4209" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4209" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4209</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Inorganic fibres</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4218" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4218" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4218</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Glass fibres</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="12" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4226" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4226" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4226</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>characterised by the apparatus for manufacturing the glass fleece</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4234" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4234" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4234</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Metal fibres</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4242" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4242" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4242</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Carbon fibres</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/425" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/425" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/425</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Cellulose series</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4258" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4258" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4258</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Regenerated cellulose series</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4266" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4266" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4266</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Natural fibres not provided for in group <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/425</class-ref></text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4274" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4274" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4274</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Rags</text></title-part><title-part><text>Fabric scraps</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4282" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4282" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4282</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Addition polymers</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4291" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4291" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4291</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Olefin series</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/43" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/43" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/43</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Acrylonitrile series</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4309" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4309" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4309</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Polyvinyl alcohol</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4318" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4318" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4318</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Fluorine series</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4334" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4334" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4334</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Polyamides</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="12" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4342" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4342" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4342</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Aromatic polyamides</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/435" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/435" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/435</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Polyesters</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4358" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4358" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4358</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Polyurethanes</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4366" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4366" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4366</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Phenol series</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4374" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4374" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4374</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>using different kinds of webs, e.g. by layering webs</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4382" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4382" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2022-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4382</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Stretched reticular film fibres</text></title-part><title-part><text>Composite fibres</text></title-part><title-part><text>Mixed fibres</text></title-part><title-part><text>Ultrafine fibres</text></title-part><title-part><text>Fibres for artificial leather</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/43825" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4382" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2022-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/43825</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>Composite fibres</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="12" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/43828" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4382" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2020-05-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/43828</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>sheath-core</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="12" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/43832" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4382" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2020-05-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/43832</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>side-by-side</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/43835" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4382" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2022-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/43835</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>Mixed fibres, e.g. at least two chemically different fibres or fibre blends</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/43838" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4382" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2022-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/43838</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>Ultrafine fibres, e.g. microfibres</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/4391" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4391" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2022-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/4391</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2017-08-01"><title-part><text>characterised by the shape of the fibres</text></title-part></class-title>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/43914" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4391" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2022-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/43914</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>hollow fibres</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/43916" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4391" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2022-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/43916</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>microcellular fibres, e.g. porous or foamed fibres</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/43918" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/4391" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2022-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/43918</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>nonlinear fibres, e.g. crimped or coiled fibres</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/44" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/44" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/44</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>the fleeces or layers being consolidated by mechanical means, e.g. by rolling</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/45" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/45" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/45</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>by forming intermeshing loops or stitches from some of the fibres</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/46" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/46" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/46</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>by needling or like operations to cause entanglement of fibres </text><reference><text><class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/45</class-ref> takes precedence; needling machines <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H18/00</class-ref></text></reference></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/465" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/46" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/465</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>Hydraulic needling</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backlog of this group is being continuously reclassified to <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/42</class-ref> and sub-groups, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/46</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/492</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/495</class-ref> and <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H18/04</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/48" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/48" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/48</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>in combination with at least one other method of consolidation</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="12" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/482" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/482" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/482</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>in combination with shrinkage</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="12" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/485" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/485" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/485</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>in combination with weld-bonding</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="12" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/488" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/488" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/488</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>in combination with bonding agents</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/492" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/492" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/492</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>by fluid jet </text><reference><text><class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/49</class-ref> takes precedence</text></reference></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="12" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/495" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/495" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/495</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>for formation of patterns, e.g. drilling or rearrangement</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/498" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/498" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/498</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>entanglement of layered webs</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/50" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/50" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/50</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>by treatment to produce shrinking, swelling, crimping or curling of fibres </text><reference><text>in combination with needling <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/482</class-ref></text></reference></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/52" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/52" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/52</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>by applying or inserting filamentary binding elements</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/54" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/54" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2020-05-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/54</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>by welding together the fibres, e.g. by partially melting or dissolving </text><reference><text>in combination with needling <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/485</class-ref></text></reference></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/5405" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/54" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/5405</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>at spaced points or locations</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backlog of this group is being continuously reclassified to <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/42</class-ref> and sub-groups, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/54</class-ref> and sub-groups </note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/5412" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/541" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2022-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/5412</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>sheath-core</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/5414" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/541" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2022-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/5414</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>side-by-side</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/5416" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/541" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2022-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/5416</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>sea-island</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/5418" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H1/541" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2022-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/5418</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2020-05-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>Mixed fibres, e.g. at least two chemically different fibres or fibre blends</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/542" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/542" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/542</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Adhesive fibres</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/544" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/544" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/544</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Olefin series</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/545" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/545" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/545</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Polyvinyl alcohol</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/546" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/546" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/546</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Polyvinyl acetate</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="11" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/68" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/68" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/68</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>the bonding agent being applied in the form of foam</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item></classification-item></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/732" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/732" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/732</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>by fluid current, e.g. air-lay</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H1/76" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H1/76" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H1/76</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>otherwise than in a plane, e.g. in a tubular way</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item></classification-item>
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<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/03" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/03" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/03</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>at random</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/033" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/033" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/033</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>reorientation immediately after yarn or filament formation</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/037" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/037" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/037</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>reorientation by liquid</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/04" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/04" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/04</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>in rectilinear paths, e.g. crossing at right angles</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/045" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/045" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/045</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>for net manufacturing</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/05" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/05" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/05</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>in another pattern, e.g. zig-zag, sinusoidal </text><CPC-specific-text><reference><text><class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/04</class-ref> takes precedence</text></reference></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/07" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/07" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/07</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>otherwise than in a plane, e.g. in a tubular way</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/073" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/073" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/073</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Hollow cylinder shaped</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/077" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/077" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/077</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Stick, rod or solid cylinder shaped</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/08" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/08" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/08</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>characterised by the method of strengthening or consolidating</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/10" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/10" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/10</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>with bonds between yarns or filaments made mechanically</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/102" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H3/10" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/102</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>by needling</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backlog of this group is being continuously reclassified to <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/002</class-ref> - <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/018</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/105</class-ref> and <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/11</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/105" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/105" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/105</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>by needling </text><reference><text>needling machines <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H18/00</class-ref></text></reference></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/11" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/11" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/11</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>by fluid jet</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/115" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/115" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/115</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>by applying or inserting filamentary binding elements</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/12" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/12" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/12</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>with filaments or yarns secured together by chemical or thermo-activatable bonding agents, e.g. adhesives, applied or incorporated in liquid or solid form</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/14" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/14" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/14</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>with bonds between thermoplastic yarns or filaments produced by welding</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/147" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/147" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/147</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Composite yarns or filaments</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/153" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/153" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/153</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Mixed yarns or filaments</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/16" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H3/16" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/16</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>with bonds between thermoplastic filaments produced in association with filament formation, e.g. immediately following extrusion</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/163" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H3/16" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/163</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>at spaced points or locations</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backlog of this group is being continuously reclassified to <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/002</class-ref> - <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/018</class-ref>, and <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/16</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H3/166" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H3/16" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H3/166</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>the filaments being flash-spun</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backlog of this group is being continuously reclassified to <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/002</class-ref> - <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/018</class-ref>, and <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/16</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings></classification-item></classification-item></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H5/00" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H5/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2016-05-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H5/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Non woven fabrics formed of mixtures of relatively short fibres and yarns or like filamentary material of substantial length</text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-destination"> Groups <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H5/02</class-ref>&#160;-&#160;<class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H5/12</class-ref> are not complete pending a reorganisation. See also group <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H5/02</class-ref> and other subgroups of <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H5/00</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H5/02" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H5/02" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H5/02</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>strengthened or consolidated by mechanical methods, e.g. needling </text><reference><text>needling machines <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H18/00</class-ref></text></reference></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H5/03" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H5/03" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H5/03</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>by fluid jet</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H5/04" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H5/04" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H5/04</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>strengthened or consolidated by applying or incorporating chemical or thermo-activatable bonding agents in solid or liquid form</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H5/06" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H5/06" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H5/06</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>strengthened or consolidated by welding-together thermoplastic fibres, filaments, or yarns</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H5/08" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H5/08" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H5/08</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>characterised by the method of forming fleeces or layers, e.g. reorientation of fibres or yarns</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H5/10" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H5/10" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H5/10</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>otherwise than in a plane, e.g. in a tubular way</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H5/12" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H5/12" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H5/12</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Glass fibres</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H11/00" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H11/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H11/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Non-woven pile fabrics </text><reference><text>layered products forming non-woven pile fabrics <class-ref scheme="cpc">B32B</class-ref></text></reference></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H11/04" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H11/04" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H11/04</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>formed by zig-zag folding of a fleece or layer of staple fibres, filaments, or yarns, strengthened or consolidated at the folds</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H11/08" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H11/08" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H11/08</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>formed by creation of a pile on at least one surface of a non-woven fabric without addition of pile-forming material, e.g. by needling, by differential shrinking </text><reference><text>needling machines <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H18/00</class-ref></text></reference></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H13/00" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H13/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H13/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Other non-woven fabrics</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H13/001" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H13/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H13/001</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>Making non-woven fabrics from staple fibres, filaments or yarns, bonded to at least one web-like material, e.g. woven, knitted non-woven fabric, paper, leather, during consolidation</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backlog of this group is being continuously reclassified to <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H13/00</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/4374</class-ref> and <class-ref scheme="cpc">B32B</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H13/002" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H13/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H13/002</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>characterised by the disposition or nature of their elements</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backlog of this group is being continuously reclassified to <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H13/00</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/4374</class-ref> and <class-ref scheme="cpc">B32B</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H13/003" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H13/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H13/003</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>strengthened or consolidated by mechanical methods </text><reference><text>needling machines <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H18/00</class-ref>; knitting <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04B</class-ref>, sewing <class-ref scheme="cpc">D05B</class-ref></text></reference></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backlog of this group is being continuously reclassified to <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H13/00</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/4374</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/44</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/45</class-ref> and sub-groups, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/52</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/105</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/11</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/115</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H5/02</class-ref> - <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H5/08</class-ref> and <class-ref scheme="cpc">B32B</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="10" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H13/005" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H13/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H13/005</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>by needling</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backlog of this group is being continuously reclassified to <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H13/00</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/46</class-ref> and sub-groups, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/593</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/105</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/11</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/115</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H5/02</class-ref> - <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H5/08</class-ref> and <class-ref scheme="cpc">B32B</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H13/006" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H13/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H13/006</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>strengthened or consolidated by the use of bonding agents in solid or liquid form</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backlog of this group is being continuously reclassified to <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H13/00</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/48</class-ref> and sub-groups, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/498</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H5/04</class-ref> and <class-ref scheme="cpc">B32B</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H13/007" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H13/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H13/007</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>strengthened or consolidated by welding together the various components</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backlog of this group is being continuously reclassified to <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H13/00</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/54</class-ref> and sub-groups, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/559</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H5/06</class-ref> and <class-ref scheme="cpc">B32B</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H13/008" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H13/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H13/008</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><CPC-specific-text><text>Glass fibre products; Complete installations for making them</text></CPC-specific-text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-source"> This group is no longer used for the classification of new documents as from <reclassification-date>2011-04-01</reclassification-date>. The backlog of this group is being continuously reclassified to <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/4218</class-ref>, <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H1/4226</class-ref>; <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H3/002</class-ref> and <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H5/12</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H13/02" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H13/02" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H13/02</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Production of non-woven fabrics by partial defibrillation of oriented thermoplastics films</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H17/00" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H17/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H17/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Felting apparatus</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H17/10" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H17/10" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H17/10</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>for felting between rollers, e.g. heated rollers</text></title-part></class-title>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="9" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H17/12" definition-exists="false" ipc-concordant="D04H17/12" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H17/12</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Multi-roller apparatus</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="7" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H18/00" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H18/00" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2015-07-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H18/00</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>Needling machines</text></title-part></class-title><notes-and-warnings date-revised="2013-01-01"><note type="warning"><note-paragraph warning-type="reclass-destination"> Groups <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H18/02</class-ref> and <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H18/04</class-ref> are not complete pending a reorganisation. See also group <class-ref scheme="cpc">D04H18/00</class-ref></note-paragraph></note></notes-and-warnings>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H18/02" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H18/02" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H18/02</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>with needles</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item>
<classification-item breakdown-code="false" not-allocatable="false" level="8" additional-only="false" sort-key="D04H18/04" definition-exists="true" ipc-concordant="D04H18/04" c-set-base-allowed="false" c-set-subsequent-allowed="true" date-revised="2013-01-01" status="published"><classification-symbol>D04H18/04</classification-symbol><class-title date-revised="2013-01-01"><title-part><text>with water jets</text></title-part></class-title></classification-item></classification-item></classification-item></classification-item></class-scheme>