D04C
Braiding or manufacture of lace, including bobbin-net or carbonised lace
Official title: BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET OR CARBONISED LACE; BRAIDING MACHINES; BRAID; LACE (machines for making soles from strips of material A43D29/00; cane working B27J1/00)
D04C (Braiding or manufacture of lace, including bobbin-net or carbonised lace) appears on 1,472 US grants and 1,291 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04C- Granted patents
- 1,472
- Published applications
- 1,291
- Assignees
- 700
- Inventors
- 2,271
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 0 |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 9 |
| 2002 | 32 | 30 |
| 2003 | 35 | 36 |
| 2004 | 23 | 38 |
| 2005 | 15 | 37 |
| 2006 | 34 | 24 |
| 2007 | 21 | 29 |
| 2008 | 18 | 20 |
| 2009 | 7 | 34 |
| 2010 | 20 | 40 |
| 2011 | 26 | 28 |
| 2012 | 26 | 53 |
| 2013 | 29 | 54 |
| 2014 | 87 | 98 |
| 2015 | 47 | 76 |
| 2016 | 42 | 70 |
| 2017 | 57 | 66 |
| 2018 | 54 | 73 |
| 2019 | 69 | 102 |
| 2020 | 65 | 67 |
| 2021 | 52 | 75 |
| 2022 | 70 | 60 |
| 2023 | 51 | 49 |
| 2024 | 62 | 53 |
| 2025 | 46 | 45 |
| 2026 | 25 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- Warp knit and braided fabrics with electrical components29 Sep 2026US 12,747,525 B2Apple Inc.
- Fabric with electrical components1 Sep 2026US 12,723,331 B2Apple Inc.
- Autoloom25 Aug 2026US 12,714,209 B2Choon's Design LLC
- Watchbands with buckles and woven fabrics18 Aug 2026US 12,708,182 B2Apple Inc.
- Metal matrix composite tape fabrication, braiding, and consolidation to form metal matrix composite parts18 Aug 2026US 12,709,792 B2The Boeing Company
- Braiding fibers with programmably driven carriers17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275593 A1James L. Gallagher, Inc.
- Braider carrier for flat prepreg composite tape10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265967 A1Missouri State University
- Metal Matrix Composite Comprising Nanotubes And Method Of Producing Same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242914 A1American Boronite Corporation
- Selection of a relay in sidelink communication6 Aug 2026US 2026/0230993 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- In-situ braided expandable hose and braiding method thereof30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218819 A1Dongguan Fugao Textile Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Prosthesis comprising an expansible or contractile tubular body2,717US 4,655,771 AShepherd Patents S.A. · 1987
- Prosthesis comprising an expansible or contractile tubular body1,171US 4,954,126 AShepherd Patents S.A. · 1990
- Porous medical device and method for its manufacture1,145US 7,964,206 B2Bioretec Oy · 2011
- Self-expanding prosthesis957US 5,061,275 AMedinvent S.A. · 1991
- Endovascular stent with locking ring882US 5,575,818 ACorvita Corporation · 1996