D04
Braiding
Official title: Braiding; lace-making; knitting; trimmings; non-woven fabrics
D04 (Braiding) appears on 19,042 US grants and 17,425 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04- Granted patents
- 19,042
- Published applications
- 17,425
- Assignees
- 5,967
- Inventors
- 29,719
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 365 | 0 |
| 1977 | 300 | 0 |
| 1978 | 256 | 0 |
| 1979 | 172 | 0 |
| 1980 | 214 | 0 |
| 1981 | 223 | 0 |
| 1982 | 211 | 0 |
| 1983 | 203 | 0 |
| 1984 | 214 | 0 |
| 1985 | 243 | 0 |
| 1986 | 241 | 0 |
| 1987 | 248 | 0 |
| 1988 | 285 | 0 |
| 1989 | 320 | 0 |
| 1990 | 274 | 0 |
| 1991 | 289 | 0 |
| 1992 | 299 | 0 |
| 1993 | 319 | 0 |
| 1994 | 346 | 0 |
| 1995 | 378 | 0 |
| 1996 | 408 | 0 |
| 1997 | 443 | 0 |
| 1998 | 464 | 0 |
| 1999 | 473 | 0 |
| 2000 | 476 | 0 |
| 2001 | 439 | 171 |
| 2002 | 366 | 464 |
| 2003 | 381 | 644 |
| 2004 | 400 | 658 |
| 2005 | 313 | 698 |
| 2006 | 319 | 598 |
| 2007 | 284 | 545 |
| 2008 | 255 | 547 |
| 2009 | 264 | 565 |
| 2010 | 385 | 619 |
| 2011 | 379 | 559 |
| 2012 | 342 | 589 |
| 2013 | 381 | 647 |
| 2014 | 383 | 706 |
| 2015 | 405 | 715 |
| 2016 | 460 | 818 |
| 2017 | 491 | 753 |
| 2018 | 526 | 883 |
| 2019 | 601 | 874 |
| 2020 | 581 | 908 |
| 2021 | 599 | 850 |
| 2022 | 578 | 890 |
| 2023 | 573 | 767 |
| 2024 | 696 | 777 |
| 2025 | 588 | 676 |
| 2026 | 389 | 504 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subclasses
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device for manufacturing filament three-dimensional bonded member6 Oct 2026US 12,753,531 B2airweave inc.
- Knitted component having at least one thermoplastic polymer element6 Oct 2026US 12,753,535 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Circular knitting machine for knitting double-sided yarn-dyed fabric6 Oct 2026US 12,753,536 B2Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co., Ltd.
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component29 Sep 2026US 12,745,818 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Fiber art multifunctional, multitool and method for using same29 Sep 2026US 12,746,698 B2
- Multifunctional filter materials8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305741 A1Khalifa University of Science and Technology
- Construction of thermal insulation material for providing optimum functionalities in different parts of hand and feet for winter glove and footwear products8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305743 A1
- Elastomeric laminate(s) for absorbent article donning8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306309 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Patterned Apertured Webs8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306312 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Non-woven of spunbonded thermoplastic filaments having improved weldability properties and method for manufacturing such a non-woven8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306698 A1Dounor SAS
Most cited
By later US patents
- Prosthesis comprising an expansible or contractile tubular body2,717US 4,655,771 AShepherd Patents S.A. · 1987
- Dilatation catheter1,521US 4,922,905 A1990
- Process for making a soft, strong, absorbent material for use in absorbent articles1,412US 6,485,667 B1Rayonier Products and Financial Services Company · 2002
- Method for forming nonwoven webs1,405US 4,340,563 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1982
- Reinforced absorbable multilayered fabric for use in tissue repair and regeneration1,399US 7,749,204 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2010