D05B 1/18
Seams for protecting or securing edges
Official title: Seams for protecting or securing edges (zig-zag sewing machines D05B3/02, D05B3/04)
D05B1/18 (Seams for protecting or securing edges) appears on 102 US grants and 27 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D05B- Granted patents
- 102
- Published applications
- 27
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 159
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
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| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Robot and method for sewing an object17 Feb 2026US 12,553,166 B2ABB Schweiz AG
- Garment having an overlock stitch and the related production process9 Jul 2024US 12,029,267 B2Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A. S.
- Non-transitory computer readable storage medium and sewing machine25 Jun 2024US 12,018,416 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Cutting system and cutting device21 May 2024US 11,987,918 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Thread feeding device of decorative stitch sewing machine21 Sep 2021US 11,124,908 B2Suzuki Manufacturing, Ltd.
- Serger machines27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361661 A1Tacony Corporation
- Robot and method for sewing an object6 Feb 2025US 2025/0043477 A1ABB Schweiz AG
- Garment having an overlock stitch and the related production process27 Oct 2022US 2022/0338574 A1Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A. S.
- Non-transitory computer readable storage medium and sewing machine6 Oct 2022US 2022/0316115 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Cutting system and cutting device6 Oct 2022US 2022/0316117 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lap seamer device for sewing machine85US 5,370,071 AUnion Special Corporation · 1994
- Overedge sewing machine24US 4,690,080 AMaruzen Sewing Machine Co., Ltd. · 1987
- Apparatus for making a three needle stitch with cover thread17US 5,383,414 AUnion Special Corporation · 1995
- Thread chain sewing method and device for use in the two-needle overlock sewing machine14US 4,356,782 APegasus Sewing Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd. · 1982
- Process for sewing and folding a flexible work piece14US 4,732,097 A1988