D05B 57/00
Loop takers
Official title: Loop takers, e.g. loopers
D05B57/00 (Loop takers) appears on 491 US grants and 175 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D05B- Granted patents
- 491
- Published applications
- 175
- Assignees
- 136
- Inventors
- 546
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 9 | 10 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 8 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 9 | 14 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 13 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 13 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D05B 57/08Loop takers: for lock-stitch sewing machines164
- D05B 57/02Loop takers: for chain-stitch sewing machines115
- D05B 57/26Bobbin holders or casings107
- D05B 57/30Driving-gear for loop takers94
- D05B 57/28Applications of bobbins for storing the lower thread30
- D05B 57/06Loop takers: for overedge-stitch sewing machines22
Recent patents
- Bobbin and spool management system16 Jun 2026US 12,655,557 B2Dpg USA Inc.
- Method and apparatus for stitching a three dimensional formed component and components formed from the method7 Apr 2026US 12,594,894 B2Inteva Products, LLC
- Sewing apparatus24 Feb 2026US 12,559,874 B2Spin Master Ltd.
- Sewing machine3 Feb 2026US 12,540,429 B2Juki Corporation
- Sewing machine8 Jul 2025US 12,351,962 B2Juki Corporation
- Sewing head7 May 2026US 2026/0125837 A1Inteva Products, LLC
- Sewing unit11 Sep 2025US 2025/0283260 A1PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH
- Method and apparatus for stitching a three dimensional formed component and components formed from the method3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214518 A1Inteva Products, LLC
- Bobbin and spool management system13 Mar 2025US 2025/0083923 A1Dpg USA Inc.
- Sewing machine and presser foot device6 Feb 2025US 2025/0043478 A1Tism Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for facilitating loop take time adjustment in multi-needle quilting machine102US 5,505,150 AL&P Property Management Company · 1996
- Sewing device for use in multi-needle sewing machine50US 4,667,611 AMorimoto Mfg. Co., Ltd. · 1987
- Multi-needle double lock chain stitch tack, jump and thread trimming quilting method and apparatus47US 5,154,130 ALeggett & Platt, Incorporated · 1992
- Overedge sewing machine24US 4,690,080 AMaruzen Sewing Machine Co., Ltd. · 1987
- Sewing apparatus including an arrangement for automatically monitoring the bobbin thread, and a bobbin particularly useful in such apparatus23US 4,934,292 A1990