Smart Textile Durability (Washability) Patent Snapshot
The smart textile durability and washability space is a nascent, highly concentrated field: a single applicant, Texavie Technologies Inc, holds the dominant position among a small number of active filers. The field entered a growth phase from 2021 onward, peaking in annual filings in 2023, with the most recent period understated by publication lag.
Texavie Technologies leads a tightly held, early-stage field
Texavie Technologies Inc sits at the top of the applicant ranking with 4 patent families, placing it well ahead of the three remaining filers — Guangdong University of Technology, K R Mangalam University, and the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences — each holding 1 patent family.
The top five filers collectively account for all of the combined output of the ranked applicants visible in this query in this topic, reflecting an extremely concentrated field with no mid-tier challenger cluster. The gap between rank one and all others is structurally significant.
| # | Applicant | Patent families | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texavie Technologies Inc | 4 | |
| 2 | Guangdong University of Technology | 1 | |
| 3 | K R Mangalam University | 1 | |
| 4 | TECHNICAL INST OF PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY – CHINESE AC… | 1 |
Texavie’s position, built on sensor-embedded wearable and healthcare informatics filings, suggests a deliberate platform strategy rather than opportunistic single inventions. The institutional Chinese filers (Guangdong University of Technology and the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry) represent early exploratory activity on the materials and chemical treatment side.
Filings from 2024 onward are subject to publication lag and are likely undercounted; the apparent zero count in 2024 should not be read as an absence of activity. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
Filing activity accelerated from 2021; materials treatment dominates the technology mix
The two charts below show annual filing momentum and the IPC class composition of the corpus, together revealing both the pace of field formation and the current technology emphasis.
Annual filing trend
Zero activity through 2020 was followed by first filings in 2021, a step up in 2022, and a pronounced spike in 2023 — the peak year on record. The 2024 count of zero and a single filing in 2025 are almost certainly understated due to publication lag; the recent-window growth of 400% versus the prior window confirms the field is still expanding on a multi-year basis, though annual volume has eased from its 2023 peak.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
D06M (textile chemical treatment) is the most represented IPC class, reflecting a foundation in surface-treatment and functional-coating approaches to washability. A61B (diagnosis and surgery), G06N (AI-based computing), and G16H (healthcare informatics) are also prominent, pointing to a strong wearable-health-sensing thread that runs through the corpus alongside the materials work. G06F (digital data processing) appears as a supporting class for embedded-intelligence architectures.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaHighly cited patent families surfaced by the query
Citation-heavy patent families returned by the query. Use this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents.
Stretchable textile sensor wearable device for tra…
This invention relates to smart textile wearable device with embedded yarn sensors and a computing device comprising a processor and a computer readable medium having encoded thereon a machine learning program that gathers sensor data from the wearable device and generates health parameter output data or real time or long-term feedback to a user for… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stretchable textile sensor wearable device for tra… | 3 |
Ranked by total forward citations. Citation counts favour older and broadly cited patent families, and broad or adjacent patents may appear when they match the search scope. Treat this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents. Some patent titles may be shown in their original, non-English language where an accurate translation could not be guaranteed.
Assignee snapshot from the current evidence set
The applicants below are visible in this query result. Because the evidence set is relatively small, read this section as a directional snapshot rather than a full competitive ranking.
Texavie Technologies Inc
Texavie holds 4 patent families, all filed as a new entrant with no prior-window baseline — the entirety of its portfolio is recent. Its technology emphasis spans A61B 5 (diagnosis and surgery), G06N 20 (AI-based computing), and G16H 50 (healthcare informatics), pointing to a platform strategy centered on washable, health-sensing smart textiles rather than materials chemistry alone. The PCT and multi-jurisdiction filing pattern (WO, SG, EP, CA) indicates active international prosecution.
patent families: 4Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS
This institute holds 1 patent family and entered as a new entrant with no prior-window activity. Its technology focus is D06M 11 and D06M 101 (textile chemical treatment), placing it on the materials-science side of washability — a technically distinct approach from Texavie’s sensing-platform orientation. As part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ecosystem, it has access to substantial materials research infrastructure that could support portfolio expansion.
patent families: 1Frequently asked questions
The evidence covers 7 patent families in scope across the global smart textile durability and washability topic.
Texavie Technologies Inc is the leading filer with 4 patent families, well ahead of the next-ranked applicants — Guangdong University of Technology, K R Mangalam University, and the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences — each of which holds 1 patent family.
D06M (textile chemical treatment) is the most represented IPC class in the current corpus, followed by A61B (diagnosis and surgery), G06N (AI-based computing), G16H (healthcare informatics), and G06F (digital data processing).
The evidence shows filings across China, Canada, Europe (EPO), India, Singapore, and WIPO (PCT). China carries the highest record count at 2, with each of the remaining jurisdictions holding 1 record.
The field is in a Growth stage. Recent three-year filing volume is substantially above the prior three-year window, representing 400% growth. Annual volume peaked in 2023 and has eased since, though the most recent years are understated by publication lag, so the true current pace is likely higher than raw counts suggest.
No co-applicant or collaborative filings are present in the current evidence. All four active filers appear to be operating independently, with no cross-institutional or industry–academia joint filings on record at this stage.
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