D04B 9/42
Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: specially adapted for producing goods of
Official title: specially adapted for producing goods of particular configuration
D04B9/42 (Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles: specially adapted for producing goods of) appears on 223 US grants and 129 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Circular sock machine and a method for its use1 Sep 2026US 12,723,335 B2
- 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.
- Multi-ply knit fabric2 Dec 2025US 12,486,601 B2Milliken & Company
- Shoe and shoe upper with optimized shape-holding properties25 Nov 2025US 12,478,138 B2adidas AG
- Transfer apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242988 A1Zhejiang Yifan Automation Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Turned welt with moisture management11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159999 A1Drymax Technologies, Inc.
- Seamless circular knit fabric, a method of making same and a forming machine using this method, as well as articles comprising straps or bands made therefrom11 Sep 2025US 2025/0283258 A1Stretchline Intellectual Properties Limited
- Composite structure elastic tube and preparation method thereof14 Aug 2025US 2025/0256490 A1
- Knitted sock and method for knitting a sock17 Jul 2025US 2025/0230587 A1
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