D04B 7/24
Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles: for producing patterned fabrics
Official title: for producing patterned fabrics
D04B7/24 (Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles: for producing patterned fabrics) appears on 96 US grants and 54 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04B- Granted patents
- 96
- Published applications
- 54
- Assignees
- 34
- Inventors
- 146
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
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| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Article comprising a knit element17 Mar 2026US 12,577,709 B2adidas AG
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a tongue2 Dec 2025US 12,486,600 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with an integral knit tongue1 Apr 2025US 12,264,422 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Article comprising a knit element21 Nov 2023US 11,821,117 B2adidas AG
- Method for knitting and forming weft-knitted fabric with varying thickness by flat knitting machine and weft-knitted fabric thereof25 Jul 2023US 11,708,651 B2Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co., Ltd.
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a tongue12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071359 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with an integral knit tongue19 Jun 2025US 2025/0198061 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Yarn Holder with Movable yarn nozzle, Texture Structure, Fabric, Flyknit Fabric, and Weaving Process1 May 2025US 2025/0137177 A1Sincetech (Fujian) Technology Co., Ltd.
- Fabric with Electrical Components19 Dec 2024US 2024/0417895 A1Apple Inc.
- Article comprising a knit element8 Feb 2024US 2024/0044054 A1adidas AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pattern control device for flat knitting machines177US 5,031,423 AIkenaga Co., Ltd. · 1991
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a tongue146US 8,448,474 B1NIKE, Inc. · 2013
- Article of footwear incorporating a knitted component with a tongue63US 8,621,891 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2014
- Knit design system and a method for designing knit fabrics58US 5,557,527 AShima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd. · 1996
- Method of knitting a knitted component with an integral knit tongue45US 9,060,562 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2015