D05B 3/00
Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle
Official title: Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle or the work or both for making ornamental pattern seams, for sewing buttonholes, for reinforcing openings or for fastening articles, e.g. buttons, by sewing (program-controlled sewing machines D05B19/00; with devices for automatically controlling movement of work-carrier D05B21/00)
D05B3/00 (Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle) appears on 464 US grants and 155 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D05B- Granted patents
- 464
- Published applications
- 155
- Assignees
- 141
- Inventors
- 640
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 9 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 13 |
| 2009 | 8 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 9 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 7 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 12 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 9 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D05B 3/12Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle139
- D05B 3/06Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle119
- D05B 3/02Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle107
- D05B 3/24Formed by general-purpose sewing machines modified by attachments49
- D05B 3/10Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle24
- D05B 3/04Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle22
Recent patents
- Sewing head21 Jul 2026US 12,686,959 B2Inteva Products, LLC
- Sewing machine and wide table attachable to sewing machine7 Jul 2026US 12,674,259 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Sewing machine external unit24 Feb 2026US 12,559,875 B2Juki Corporation
- Sewing machine external unit18 Nov 2025US 12,473,676 B2Juki Corporation
- Precise positioning mechanism for automatic hat-making production line equipment21 Oct 2025US 12,448,710 B2Qingdao Qianfeng Capart Int'l Corp
- Presser foot assembly and sewing machine1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297826 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Automated sewing system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201620 A1Mikkelsen Innovation ApS
- Sewing head11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160006 A1Inteva Products, LLC
- Fabric Clamping Frame for Embroidery Machines and Embroidery Machine Comprising the Frame2 Apr 2026US 2026/0092406 A1AG Industries, Inc.
- Sewing machine and wide table attachable to sewing machine25 Dec 2025US 2025/0389070 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Needle bar drive stabilizing arrangement28US 4,108,096 AThe Singer Company · 1978
- Sewing machine accessory apparatus27US 3,948,194 A1976
- Process and apparatus for affixing labels to garments and the like20US 4,305,338 ARussell Corporation · 1981
- Sewing method and machine20US 4,541,349 AInoue-Japax Research Incorporated · 1985
- Attachment structure for detachably attaching workpiece holder to movable body19US 5,291,843 ABrother Kogyo Kabushikia Kaisha · 1994