D04B 15/38
Devices for supplying, feeding, or guiding threads to needles
D04B15/38 (Devices for supplying, feeding, or guiding threads to needles) appears on 619 US grants and 230 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component29 Sep 2026US 12,745,818 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Circular sock machine and a method for its use1 Sep 2026US 12,723,335 B2
- Article comprising a knit element17 Mar 2026US 12,577,709 B2adidas AG
- Stitch-pressing component, knitting machine with stitch-pressing component, and methods of manufacturing, integrating, and using the same17 Mar 2026US 12,577,710 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a tongue2 Dec 2025US 12,486,600 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Knitted component and method of manufacturing the same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265965 A1
- Cylinder and dial knitting machine10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265966 A1Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co., Ltd.
- Stitch-pressing component, knitting machine with stitch-pressing component, and methods of manufacturing, integrating, and using the same16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201614 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Plush mattress protector25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176803 A1Suzhou Renrui Network Technology Co., Ltd
- Tensioning device28 May 2026US 2026/0146377 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Circular weft knitting machine222US 5,095,720 AAnnedeen Hosiery Mill, Inc. · 1992
- Pattern control device for flat knitting machines177US 5,031,423 AIkenaga Co., Ltd. · 1991
- Process for production of weave-knit material172US 5,623,840 ATecnit-Technische Textilien und Systeme GmbH · 1997
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a tongue146US 8,448,474 B1NIKE, Inc. · 2013
- Flat-bed knitting machine and method of knitting123US 6,158,250 ANovacept · 2000