D04B 9/26
Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: for producing patterned fabrics
Official title: for producing patterned fabrics
D04B9/26 (Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: for producing patterned fabrics) appears on 90 US grants and 51 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04B- Granted patents
- 90
- Published applications
- 51
- Assignees
- 47
- Inventors
- 122
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Circular knitting machine for knitting double-sided yarn-dyed fabric6 Oct 2026US 12,753,536 B2Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co., Ltd.
- Circular knitting machine with assembly for needle and sinker selection27 Jan 2026US 12,534,833 B2Santoni S.P.A.
- Multi-ply knit fabric2 Dec 2025US 12,486,601 B2Milliken & Company
- Knit fastener loop products4 Nov 2025US 12,460,327 B2Velcro IP Holdings LLC
- Drive chain for stitch formation members of a circular knitting machine and a circular knitting machine comprising such drive chain30 Sep 2025US 12,428,760 B2Santoni S.P.A.
- Cylinder and dial knitting machine10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265966 A1Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co., Ltd.
- Knitted twill cooling denim fabric for leggings13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234846 A1Full Scale Full Speed Pte. Ltd.
- Circular knitting machine for knitting double-sided yarn-dyed fabric16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103829 A1Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co., Ltd.
- A drive chain for stitch formation members of a circular knitting machine and a circular knitting machine comprising such drive chain2 Jan 2025US 2025/0003121 A1Santoni S.P.A.
- Cylinder and dial knitting machine3 Oct 2024US 2024/0328045 A1Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Footwear with knit upper and method of manufacturing the footwear331US 6,931,762 B1NIKE, Inc. · 2005
- Footwear with knit upper and method of manufacturing the footwear93US 6,986,269 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2006
- Footwear with knit upper and method of manufacturing the footwear43US 7,131,296 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2006
- Circular knitting machine, particularly for producing items of clothing with three-dimensional shapes32US 7,207,196 B2Santoni S.P.A. · 2007
- Fine gauge knitted fabric with open-work pattern29US 6,539,752 B12003