D04B 9/00
Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles
Official title: Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles (with fixed spring or bearded needles D04B13/00)
D04B9/00 (Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles) appears on 629 US grants and 314 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04B- Granted patents
- 629
- Published applications
- 314
- Assignees
- 250
- Inventors
- 683
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 40 | 0 |
| 1977 | 35 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 8 |
| 2002 | 14 | 5 |
| 2003 | 11 | 16 |
| 2004 | 10 | 15 |
| 2005 | 10 | 7 |
| 2006 | 14 | 15 |
| 2007 | 7 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 12 | 15 |
| 2010 | 13 | 16 |
| 2011 | 16 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 |
| 2013 | 9 | 14 |
| 2014 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015 | 7 | 14 |
| 2016 | 9 | 12 |
| 2017 | 10 | 18 |
| 2018 | 9 | 22 |
| 2019 | 20 | 19 |
| 2020 | 9 | 17 |
| 2021 | 14 | 15 |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024 | 14 | 15 |
| 2025 | 14 | 10 |
| 2026 | 6 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D04B 9/42Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: specially adapted for producing goods of223
- D04B 9/12Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with provision for incorporating pile threads105
- D04B 9/26Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: for producing patterned fabrics90
- D04B 9/14Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with provision for incorporating loose fibres66
- D04B 9/06Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with needle cylinder and dial for58
- D04B 9/02Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with one set of needles47
- D04B 9/40Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with provision for transfer of knitted44
- D04B 9/10Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with two needle cylinders for purl38
All 13 subgroupsShow fewer
- D04B 9/20Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with provision for narrowing or widening24
- D04B 9/16Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with provision for incorporating internal threads12
- D04B 9/22Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with provision for changing the fabric12
- D04B 9/18Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with provision for splicing by incorporating3
- D04B 9/24Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: with special provision for commencing goods3
Recent patents
- Circular knitting machine for knitting double-sided yarn-dyed fabric6 Oct 2026US 12,753,536 B2Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co., Ltd.
- Circular sock machine and a method for its use1 Sep 2026US 12,723,335 B2
- Interlock knit textiles and methods of making and using same16 Jun 2026US 12,655,551 B2Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.
- Circular knitting machine with sinker selection and related method for knitting16 Jun 2026US 12,655,552 B2Santoni S.P.A.
- Circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like and method for providing a tubular item19 May 2026US 12,630,951 B2Lonati S. P. A.
- Cylinder and dial knitting machine10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265966 A1Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co., Ltd.
- Transfer apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242988 A1Zhejiang Yifan Automation Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Linking Method, Particularly for Closing an Axial End of a Tubular Manufacture20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242991 A1Lonati S. P. A.
- Interlock Knit Textiles and Methods of Making and Using Same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234845 A1Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc.
- Knitted twill cooling denim fabric for leggings13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234846 A1Full Scale Full Speed Pte. Ltd.
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