D02J 3/00
Modifying the surface
D02J3/00 (Modifying the surface) appears on 72 US grants and 66 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D02J- Granted patents
- 72
- Published applications
- 66
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 199
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D02J 3/02Modifying the surface: by abrading, scraping, scuffing, cutting, or nicking36
- D02J 3/18Treating with particulate, semi-solid, or solid substances9
- D02J 3/12Modifying the surface: by removing projecting ends of fibres8
- D02J 3/10Modifying the surface: by indenting3
- D02J 3/06Modifying the surface: by polishing2
- D02J 3/04Modifying the surface: by brushing1
Recent patents
- Staple fibers containing releasable surface modifying molecules16 Jun 2026US 12,655,539 B2QED Labs, Inc.
- Method and system for manufacturing a barbed suture28 Apr 2026US 12,611,210 B1Ethicon, Inc.
- Device for oiling a moving yarn23 Sep 2025US 12,421,633 B2SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG
- Thread guide element and yarn clearer for a workstation of a textile machine with a thread guide element17 Dec 2024US 12,168,588 B2Saurer Intelligent Technology AG
- Yarn clearer and cutting device for a yarn clearer8 Oct 2024US 12,109,721 B2Saurer Intelligent Technology AG
- Suture processing machine and method using ultrasonic waves4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151127 A1HYUNDAE MEDITECH Co., Ltd.
- Suture processing machine and method using ultrasonic waves13 Mar 2025US 2025/0082322 A1HYUNDAE MEDITECH Co., Ltd.
- Method for applying sizing agent to textile product, method for manufacturing sizing-applied textile product, method for removing sizing agent from sizing-applied textile product, and method for manufacturing textile product from sizing-applied textile product18 Jul 2024US 2024/0240377 A1Izawa Towel Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for manufacturing biodegradable thread, and biodegradable thread manufactured thereby4 Jul 2024US 2024/0218572 A1Hyundaemeditech Co., Ltd.
- Device for oiling a moving yarn31 Aug 2023US 2023/0272560 A1SSM Schärer Schweiter Mettler AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for forming self-retaining sutures28US 8,615,856 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2013
- Method and apparatus for elevating retainers on self-retaining sutures25US 9,125,647 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2015
- Surface enhanced pulp fibers, methods of making surface enhanced pulp fibers, products incorporating surface enhanced pulp fibers, and methods of making products incorporating surface enhanced pulp fibers23US 9,879,361 B2Domtar Paper Company, LLC · 2018
- Apparatus and process for converting a continuous multifilament yarn to a staple-like yarn17US 4,674,271 ABASF SE · 1987
- Method and apparatus for processing textiles15US 4,607,409 AToray Industries, Inc. · 1986