D05B 47/04
Automatically-controlled tensioning devices
D05B47/04 (Automatically-controlled tensioning devices) appears on 91 US grants and 52 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D05B- Granted patents
- 91
- Published applications
- 52
- Assignees
- 39
- Inventors
- 177
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sewing machine15 Sep 2026US 12,735,820 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Sewing machine15 Apr 2025US 12,276,057 B2Juki Corporation
- Sewing machine25 Mar 2025US 12,258,694 B2Juki Corporation
- Method and apparatus for stitching a three dimensional formed component and components formed from the method28 Jan 2025US 12,209,343 B2Inteva Products, LLC
- Independent thread tension apparatus and method22 Oct 2024US 12,123,119 B1
- Sewing head11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160006 A1Inteva Products, LLC
- Sewing machine12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043179 A1Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Sewing head20 Nov 2025US 2025/0354311 A1Inteva Products, LLC
- Device and method for thread drawing20 Feb 2025US 2025/0059691 A1ABB Schweiz AG
- Robot and method for adjusting sewn threads13 Feb 2025US 2025/0050508 A1ABB Schweiz AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Computerized stitching including embroidering48US 7,308,333 B2Melco Industries, Inc. · 2007
- Adaptive sewing machine41US 4,166,423 AThe Singer Company · 1979
- Automatic needle thread control apparatus29US 4,408,554 ABrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1983
- Advanced stitching head for making stitches in a textile article having variable thickness19US 5,931,107 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1999
- Method and apparatus for automatic adjustment of thread tension18US 6,012,405 AMcet, LLC · 2000