D04C 3/00
Braiding or lacing machines
D04C3/00 (Braiding or lacing machines) appears on 588 US grants and 466 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04C- Granted patents
- 588
- Published applications
- 466
- Assignees
- 250
- Inventors
- 777
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 4 |
| 2002 | 13 | 11 |
| 2003 | 14 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 12 | 5 |
| 2007 | 6 | 7 |
| 2008 | 6 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 9 | 14 |
| 2012 | 10 | 19 |
| 2013 | 14 | 24 |
| 2014 | 61 | 44 |
| 2015 | 19 | 23 |
| 2016 | 13 | 36 |
| 2017 | 22 | 24 |
| 2018 | 16 | 33 |
| 2019 | 31 | 33 |
| 2020 | 23 | 25 |
| 2021 | 16 | 29 |
| 2022 | 28 | 22 |
| 2023 | 25 | 21 |
| 2024 | 28 | 18 |
| 2025 | 16 | 14 |
| 2026 | 14 | 8 |
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.
- Fabric with electrical components1 Sep 2026US 12,723,331 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 with a reserve zone11 Aug 2026US 12,703,935 B2Arianegroup SAS
- 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
- Bridge rope assembly9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191185 A1Latitude Outdoors, LLC
- Bridge rope assembly and methods for manufacturing the same9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193837 A1Latitude Outdoors, LLC
- Woven Stent With Improved Deployment Characteristics12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069438 A1MicroVention, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multiple layer stent876US 5,645,559 ASchneider (USA) Inc. · 1997
- Woven bifurcated and trifurcated stents and methods for making the same784US 6,409,750 B1Board of Regents, The University of Texas System · 2002
- Esophageal stent719US 5,876,448 ASchneider (USA) Inc. · 1999
- Methods for creating woven devices587US 6,792,979 B2Board of Regents, The University of Texas System · 2004
- Woven intravascular devices and methods for making the same and apparatus for delivery of the same580US 7,018,401 B1Board of Regents, The University of Texas System · 2006