D04B 21/02
Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features
D04B21/02 (Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features) appears on 231 US grants and 228 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04B- Granted patents
- 231
- Published applications
- 228
- Assignees
- 166
- Inventors
- 477
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
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| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 5 |
| 2002 | 8 | 11 |
| 2003 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 7 | 17 |
| 2005 | 13 | 24 |
| 2006 | 7 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 5 | 12 |
| 2009 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 10 |
| 2013 | 5 | 14 |
| 2014 | 2 | 7 |
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| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11 |
| 2021 | 5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bioresorbable knit for hernia repair and method for manufacturing the same2 Jun 2026US 12,642,637 B2Sofradim Production
- Pile knit fabric for interior materials of vehicles, method of manufacturing the same and manufacturing machine of pile knit fabric28 Apr 2026US 12,612,719 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Manual debriding pad21 Apr 2026US 12,605,177 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Tearable cloth24 Mar 2026US 12,584,249 B2Ningbo Xinrun Textile Co., Ltd.
- Spacer fabric3 Mar 2026US 12,565,722 B2Mueller Textil GmbH
- Dyed yarn retaining elongation properties8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308817 A1Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.
- Tearable cloth9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193820 A1Ningbo Xinrun Textile Co., Ltd.
- Plush mattress protector25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176803 A1Suzhou Renrui Network Technology Co., Ltd
- Easy-to-wash detachable carpet and preparation method therefor18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165520 A1Lumi Rugs Inc
- Warp-knitted integrated plush fabric and preparation method thereof12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071360 A1Sumec Textile Company Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Disposable diaper with improved mechanical fastening system217US 5,019,073 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1991
- Pile mesh prosthesis191US 6,783,554 B2Atrium Medical Corporation · 2004
- Warp-knitted double-velour prosthesis183US 4,193,137 AMeadox Medicals, Inc. · 1980
- Warp knitted textile spacer fabric, method of producing same, and products produced therefrom177US 5,385,036 AGuilford Mills, Inc. · 1995
- Abdominal wall reinforcement for the treatment of inguinal hernias by an anterior route168US 6,596,002 B2Sofradim Production · 2003