D04H 5/02
Strengthened or consolidated by mechanical methods
Official title: strengthened or consolidated by mechanical methods, e.g. needling (needling machines D04H18/00)
D04H5/02 (Strengthened or consolidated by mechanical methods) appears on 234 US grants and 272 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D04H- Granted patents
- 234
- Published applications
- 272
- Assignees
- 168
- Inventors
- 580
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 6 | 12 |
| 2004 | 6 | 15 |
| 2005 | 5 | 18 |
| 2006 | 3 | 12 |
| 2007 | 2 | 9 |
| 2008 | 8 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 | 15 |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 | 15 |
| 2014 | 9 | 15 |
| 2015 | 10 | 15 |
| 2016 | 5 | 13 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 |
| 2025 | 11 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method of making a molded part and part made thereby1 Sep 2026US 12,723,337 B2Reifenhaeuser Gi Co.KG Maschinenfabrik
- Systems and methods for through thickness reinforcement using roll-to-roll veil cloth27 Jan 2026US 12,534,836 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Methods for making three-dimensional webs2 Dec 2025US 12,486,603 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Method for producing a composite nonwoven fabric and device for producing a composite nonwoven fabric4 Nov 2025US 12,460,329 B2Andritz Kuesters GmbH
- Decorative nonwoven laminates7 Oct 2025US 12,434,461 B2Auria Solutions UK I Ltd.
- Sheet material comprising cellulosic regenerated fibers arranged in at least one non-woven layer1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297825 A1Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
- Woven fabric30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218420 A1Spinnova Oyj
- Nonwoven fabrics, products comprising the same and methods for manufacturing nonwoven fabrics23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210049 A1Spinnova Oyj
- Composite nonwoven and process for producing a composite nonwoven18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168145 A1Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
- Hydroentangled nonwoven fabric, face mask, and method for producing hydroentangled nonwoven fabric18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168147 A1Mitsui Chemicals Asahi Life Materials Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Web of blended microfibers and crimped bulking fibers445US 4,118,531 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1978
- High pulp content nonwoven composite fabric387US 5,284,703 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1994
- Fibrillar product of electrostatically spun organic material222US 4,043,331 AImperial Chemical Industries PLC · 1977
- Composite fusible interlining fabric216US 4,737,396 ACrown Textile Company · 1988
- Composite elastic nonwoven fabric190US 5,334,446 AFiberweb North America, Inc. · 1994