D05B 3/12
Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle
Official title: for fastening articles by sewing
D05B3/12 (Sewing apparatus or machines with mechanism for lateral movement of the needle) appears on 139 US grants and 51 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D05B- Granted patents
- 139
- Published applications
- 51
- Assignees
- 77
- Inventors
- 214
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sewing head21 Jul 2026US 12,686,959 B2Inteva Products, LLC
- Method and apparatus for making tampons5 Aug 2025US 12,376,998 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Sequin system and method13 May 2025US 12,298,535 B2
- Sewing or stitching station and apparatus and method for feeding plate-shaped functional elements to a sewing or stitching machine8 Oct 2024US 12,110,623 B2ZSK Stickmaschinen GmbH
- Method and apparatus for making tampons23 Jul 2024US 12,042,363 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Presser foot assembly and sewing machine1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297826 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Fabric Clamping Frame for Embroidery Machines and Embroidery Machine Comprising the Frame2 Apr 2026US 2026/0092406 A1AG Industries, Inc.
- Sewing head20 Nov 2025US 2025/0354311 A1Inteva Products, LLC
- Method and apparatus for making tampons10 Oct 2024US 2024/0335335 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Sewing or stitching station and apparatus and method for feeding plate-shaped functional elements to a sewing or stitching machine8 Feb 2024US 2024/0044060 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process and apparatus for affixing labels to garments and the like20US 4,305,338 ARussell Corporation · 1981
- Method and apparatus for attaching a zipper to a garment12US 4,803,937 AJuki Corporation · 1989
- Slide fastener stringer11US 4,319,387 AYoshida Kogyo K. K. · 1982
- Apparatus for providing a zipper closable garment pocket entry11US 4,359,008 A1982
- Dish-shaped sequin application apparatus and method for shuttle embroidery machine11US 5,562,057 A1996