D04B 15/54
Thread guides
D04B15/54 (Thread guides) appears on 286 US grants and 119 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04B- Granted patents
- 286
- Published applications
- 119
- Assignees
- 103
- Inventors
- 324
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 9 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 12 |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 11 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 |
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
- 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.
- Circular knitting machine for knitting double-sided yarn-dyed fabric16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103829 A1Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co., Ltd.
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