D03D 47/361
Drum-type weft feeding devices
Official title: {Drum-type weft feeding devices}
D03D47/361 (Drum-type weft feeding devices) appears on 290 US grants and 49 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D03D- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 49
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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.
- Weft insertion method and device in water jet loom3 Jan 2023US 11,542,640 B2Tsudakoma Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Weft thread reflection optical sensor in a weaving weft feeder28 Dec 2021US 11,208,759 B2Roj S.R.L.
- Weaving method employed by multicolor water jet loom31 Aug 2021US 11,105,024 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
- 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.
- Weft feeder for weaving looms, including an independent optical unit integrated into the electromagnet group controlling the weft thread release4 Sep 2025US 2025/0277328 A1Roj S.R.L.
- Weft insertion method and device in water jet loom12 Nov 2020US 2020/0354865 A1Tsudakoma Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Weft thread reflection optical sensor in a weaving weft feeder12 Mar 2020US 2020/0080257 A1Roj S.R.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Weft yarn storing, feeding and measuring device, preferably for jet weaving machines27US 4,541,462 AAktiebolaget IRO · 1985
- Apparatus for storage of filamentary material22US 3,971,522 ASulzer Brothers Limited · 1976
- Thread-feed device for textile machines and method of operation21US 4,407,336 ARuti Machinery Works Ltd. · 1983
- Method for treating a weft yarn upon stoppage of a shuttleless loom and device for effecting the same21US 4,502,512 ASeisakusho Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki · 1985
- Thread delivery device and thread brake21US 6,322,016 B1Iro AB · 2001