D04B 7/04
Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with two sets of needles
Official title: with two sets of needles
D04B7/04 (Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with two sets of needles) appears on 65 US grants and 49 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04B- Granted patents
- 65
- Published applications
- 49
- Assignees
- 26
- Inventors
- 109
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
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| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Needle bed and needle combination for flat knitting machine and needle selection mechanism19 May 2026US 12,630,952 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.
- Knitted upper with two sides and an underfoot portion16 Sep 2025US 12,414,606 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Knitted loft zones27 Feb 2024US 11,910,866 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Continuous movement of knitting needles in a knitting system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218426 A1Loophole 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.
- Knitted upper with two sides and an underfoot portion25 Dec 2025US 2025/0386900 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Method for producing noble metal meshes on flatbed knitting machines22 May 2025US 2025/0163619 A1Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
- Stitch-pressing component, knitting machine with stitch-pressing component, and methods of manufacturing, integrating, and using the same31 Oct 2024US 2024/0360602 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of knitting a gusseted tongue for a knitted component87US 8,973,410 B1NIKE, Inc. · 2015
- Combination feeder for a knitting machine76US 8,522,577 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2013
- Method of knitting a gusseted tongue for a knitted component27US 9,003,836 B1NIKE, Inc. · 2015
- Upholstery fabric incorporating chenille yarn on one face13US 5,428,969 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1995
- Knitting machine11US 3,973,416 AEdouard Dubied et Cie (Societe Anonyme) · 1976