D03D 47/00
Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed
Official title: Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms (circular looms D03D37/00)
D03D47/00 (Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed) appears on 1,481 US grants and 291 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D03D- Granted patents
- 1,481
- Published applications
- 291
- Assignees
- 319
- Inventors
- 1,368
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 61 | 0 |
| 1977 | 50 | 0 |
| 1978 | 69 | 0 |
| 1979 | 40 | 0 |
| 1980 | 35 | 0 |
| 1981 | 41 | 0 |
| 1982 | 37 | 0 |
| 1983 | 54 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 57 | 0 |
| 2001 | 46 | 5 |
| 2002 | 27 | 18 |
| 2003 | 11 | 23 |
| 2004 | 19 | 26 |
| 2005 | 18 | 19 |
| 2006 | 24 | 15 |
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| 2022 | 13 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D03D 47/34Handling the weft between bulk storage and weft-inserting means622
- D03D 47/28Wherein the weft itself is projected into the shed365
- D03D 47/12Wherein single picks of weft thread are inserted, i.e. with shedding between330
- D03D 47/27Drive or guide mechanisms for weft inserting207
- D03D 47/40Forming selvedges131
- D03D 47/02Wherein loops of continuous weft thread are inserted, i.e. double picks46
- D03D 47/39Wherein cane, straw, slats, material for hair-cloth or similar material is handled1
Recent patents
- Fabric and method for obtaining said fabric6 Oct 2026US 12,753,538 B2Siretessile S.R.L.
- Weft feeder for weaving looms, including an independent optical unit integrated into the electromagnet group controlling the weft thread release22 Sep 2026US 12,742,270 B2Roj S.R.L.
- Weft feeder for weaving looms with spaced thread coils and adjustable-diameter drum8 Sep 2026US 12,729,462 B2Roj S.R.L.
- Rotation drive device24 Mar 2026US 12,587,063 B2Takano Co., Ltd.
- Device for feeding weft threads to a gripper head of a loom21 Oct 2025US 12,448,707 B2Lindauer DORNIER Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
- Systems And Methods For Weaving Rigid And Semi-Rigid Tape-Like Materials8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308819 A1WEAV3D, Inc.
- Wear-resistant anti-slip webbing and a preparation process thereof28 May 2026US 2026/0146373 A1Taizhou Runjie Logistics Safety Equipment Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
- Weft feeder for weaving looms with spaced thread coils and adjustable- diameter drum7 May 2026US 2026/0125830 A1Roj S.R.L.
- Weft feeder with adjustable-diameter drum for weaving looms, comprising an electromagnet unit controlling the weft thread release equipped with a quick-release device to adjust and fix its working position7 May 2026US 2026/0125831 A1Roj S.R.L.
- Freeform weaving loom1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002299 A1Newbolt Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for driving and guiding a rapier of a weaving machine105US 6,988,516 B2N. V. Michel Van de Wiele · 2006
- Fill end catching/clamping system in the drive clamp of a loom80US 5,558,133 ANuovo Pignone S.p.A. · 1996
- Woven textile fabric having an ultrasonically cut and sealed edge and apparatus and process for producing same69US 4,534,819 ASprings Industries, Inc. · 1985
- Needleloom, weaving method, and textile articles formed thereby63US 6,938,646 B2Vascutek Limited · 2005
- Woven textile fabric having an ultrasonically cut and sealed edge and apparatus and process for producing same62US 4,693,771 ASprings Industries, Inc. · 1987