D03D 49/12
Controlling warp tension by means other than let-off mechanisms
D03D49/12 (Controlling warp tension by means other than let-off mechanisms) appears on 86 US grants and 41 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Warp supply device for loom1 Sep 2026US 12,722,932 B2Tsudakoma Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- System and method of manufacturing suspension member4 Feb 2025US 12,215,445 B2Herman Miller, Inc.
- Fully-formed volumetrically woven article3 Dec 2024US 12,157,960 B2
- Robotic weaving equipment25 Jun 2024US 12,018,412 B2Apple Inc.
- Systems and methods for creating topographical woven fabric26 Mar 2024US 11,939,707 B2Unspun, Inc.
- Automated weaving method with optimized shed opening10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265964 A1Safran
- Method for producing elastic bands with recycled materials20 Nov 2025US 2025/0354306 A1
- System and method of manufacturing suspension member22 May 2025US 2025/0163615 A1
- Warp supply device for loom11 Apr 2024US 2024/0117535 A1Tsudakoma Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Robotic Weaving Equipment27 Apr 2023US 2023/0130936 A1Apple Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reinforcing woven fabric and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same60US 5,783,278 AToray Industries, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus of controlling warp tension on a weaving loom15US 4,662,407 AAlbany International Corp. · 1987
- Patterned woven fabric15US 4,848,412 AMilliken Research Corporation · 1989
- Pile warp yarn tension control13US 4,884,597 ATsudakoma Corp. · 1989
- Method of controlling pile warp tension in synchronism with loom movement10US 4,827,985 ATsudakoma Corp. · 1989