D04B 35/04
Latch needles
D04B35/04 (Latch needles) appears on 133 US grants and 56 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04B- Granted patents
- 133
- Published applications
- 56
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 145
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Knitting system and needle for knitting machines17 Feb 2026US 12,553,162 B2Groz-Beckert KG
- Knitting tool27 May 2025US 12,312,719 B2Groz-Beckert KG
- Textile tool part pair and method for equipping a textile machine18 Jun 2024US 12,012,676 B2Groz-Beckert KG
- Tubular warp knit spacer fabric20 Dec 2022US 11,530,501 B1Apple Inc.
- Latch needle6 Sep 2022US 11,434,589 B2Groz-Beckert KG
- Knitting tool21 Aug 2025US 2025/0263871 A1Groz-Beckert KG
- Knitting system and needle for knitting machines24 Oct 2024US 2024/0352635 A1Groz-Beckert KG
- Knitting tool15 Feb 2024US 2024/0052537 A1Groz-Beckert KG
- Knitting Machine And Method For Knitting A Fabric By Yarn Plating With Multiple Yarns16 Nov 2023US 2023/0366137 A1Mas Innovation (Private) Limited
- Textile Tool Part Pair and Method for Equipping a Textile Machine4 May 2023US 2023/0138793 A1Groz-Beckert Kommanditgesellschaft
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for integrating fasteners into a knitted seat cover and seat cover with fasteners60US 6,397,638 B1Stefan Achter · 2002
- System component having a braking spring32US 7,117,694 B2Groz-Beckert KG · 2006
- Method and apparatus for seaming two edges of a knitted tubular article upon completion thereof21US 5,570,591 AFabritex S.R.L. · 1996
- Method and means for forming knit fabric incorporating a weft stitch weave19US 3,949,570 AW. Schlafhorst AG & Co. · 1976
- Knitting machine for knitting fabrics having terry loops at least on the technical front face thereof18US 4,103,518 AJumberca, S. A. · 1978