D04C 1/00
Braid or lace
Official title: Braid or lace, e.g. pillow-lace; Processes for the manufacture thereof
D04C1/00 (Braid or lace) appears on 1,253 US grants and 1,162 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04C- Granted patents
- 1,253
- Published applications
- 1,162
- Assignees
- 616
- Inventors
- 1,971
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 7 |
| 2002 | 28 | 24 |
| 2003 | 31 | 35 |
| 2004 | 18 | 37 |
| 2005 | 14 | 36 |
| 2006 | 31 | 20 |
| 2007 | 18 | 27 |
| 2008 | 15 | 20 |
| 2009 | 7 | 31 |
| 2010 | 19 | 39 |
| 2011 | 24 | 25 |
| 2012 | 23 | 44 |
| 2013 | 23 | 50 |
| 2014 | 83 | 91 |
| 2015 | 41 | 69 |
| 2016 | 41 | 61 |
| 2017 | 53 | 60 |
| 2018 | 47 | 62 |
| 2019 | 62 | 95 |
| 2020 | 59 | 59 |
| 2021 | 45 | 67 |
| 2022 | 62 | 50 |
| 2023 | 42 | 41 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 |
| 2025 | 41 | 39 |
| 2026 | 20 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Warp knit and braided fabrics with electrical components29 Sep 2026US 12,747,525 B2Apple Inc.
- 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
- Three dimensional braid18 Aug 2026US 12,709,828 B1A&P Technology, Inc.
- Braiding machine and methods of use11 Aug 2026US 12,703,936 B2Inceptus Medical, LLC
- 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.
- Rope with adjustable elasticity, a system, and a method of using same23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210037 A1Anchorstar-Innovation AS
- Bridge rope assembly9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191185 A1Latitude Outdoors, LLC
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