D04B 21/00
Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent
Official title: Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
D04B21/00 (Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent) appears on 1,859 US grants and 1,868 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04B- Granted patents
- 1,859
- Published applications
- 1,868
- Assignees
- 992
- Inventors
- 3,483
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 24 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 22 | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | 0 |
| 1989 | 36 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | 35 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 43 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 22 |
| 2002 | 36 | 41 |
| 2003 | 34 | 48 |
| 2004 | 35 | 72 |
| 2005 | 39 | 83 |
| 2006 | 35 | 55 |
| 2007 | 39 | 53 |
| 2008 | 26 | 62 |
| 2009 | 23 | 53 |
| 2010 | 39 | 46 |
| 2011 | 37 | 45 |
| 2012 | 38 | 67 |
| 2013 | 28 | 76 |
| 2014 | 29 | 74 |
| 2015 | 37 | 65 |
| 2016 | 47 | 79 |
| 2017 | 47 | 73 |
| 2018 | 62 | 103 |
| 2019 | 49 | 118 |
| 2020 | 66 | 114 |
| 2021 | 88 | 102 |
| 2022 | 73 | 108 |
| 2023 | 80 | 84 |
| 2024 | 78 | 93 |
| 2025 | 85 | 84 |
| 2026 | 44 | 48 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D04B 21/14Fabrics characterised by the incorporation by knitting, in one or more thread979
- D04B 21/20Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent470
- D04B 21/10Open-work fabrics406
- D04B 21/02Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features231
- D04B 21/06Patterned fabrics or articles154
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- Dyed yarn retaining elongation properties8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308817 A1Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.
- Knitted tensile structures8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308820 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Mesh with reinforced edges and method of making the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308823 A1Atex Technologies, Inc.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Knitted surgical mesh1,330US 6,287,316 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- Prosthesis for reinforcement of tissue structures1,068US 8,142,515 B2Sofradim Production · 2012
- Selectively absorbable/biodegradable, fibrous composite constructs and applications thereof1,024US 9,011,439 B2Poly-Med, Inc. · 2015
- Mesh implant with an interlocking knitted structure819US 8,313,499 B2Novus Scientific Pte. Ltd. · 2012
- Surgical mesh and method456US 4,452,245 A1984