D04B 7/20
Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with provision for changing the fabric
Official title: with provision for changing the fabric construction, e.g. from plain to rib-loop fabric
D04B7/20 (Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with provision for changing the fabric) appears on 14 US grants and 5 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04B- Granted patents
- 14
- Published applications
- 5
- Assignees
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- Inventors
- 24
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Article comprising a knit element17 Mar 2026US 12,577,709 B2adidas AG
- Article comprising a knit element21 Nov 2023US 11,821,117 B2adidas AG
- Method for knitting three-dimensional fabric with variable thickness through a flat knitting machine2 May 2023US 11,639,566 B2Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co., Ltd.
- Flat bed knitting machine having a transfer mechanism and a transferring method thereby29 Aug 2000US 6,109,067 AShima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd.
- Method for holding a stitch loop11 Apr 2000US 6,047,569 AShima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd.
- Article comprising a knit element8 Feb 2024US 2024/0044054 A1adidas AG
- Article comprising a knit element10 Mar 2022US 2022/0074091 A1adidas AG
- Method for knitting three-dimensional fabric with variable thickness through a flat knitting machine27 Aug 2020US 2020/0270780 A1Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co., Ltd.
- A self-attaching fabric and methods of manufacturing same29 Jun 2017US 2017/0181504 A1Enfold Textiles Ltd.
- Knitting Method for a Flat Knitting Machine and Flat Knitting Machine25 Dec 2014US 2014/0373575 A1Steiger Participations SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for recording pattern information and producing a knitting control program27US 4,608,642 AShima Idea Center Co., Ltd. · 1986
- Straight-line knitting machine, for preselection of the needles, with stitch forwarding11US 3,955,381 AEdouard Dubied et Cie (Societe Anonyme) · 1976
- Flat knitting machine having a transferring mechanism11US 5,398,527 AShima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. · 1995
- Method for holding a stitch loop9US 6,047,569 AShima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd. · 2000
- Flat knitting machine having a transfer jack transferring mechanism5US 5,992,184 AShima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. · 1999