D05B 61/00
Loop holders
Official title: Loop holders; Loop spreaders; Stitch-forming fingers
D05B61/00 (Loop holders) appears on 49 US grants and 18 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D05B- Granted patents
- 49
- Published applications
- 18
- Assignees
- 31
- Inventors
- 79
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sewing apparatus24 Feb 2026US 12,559,874 B2Spin Master Ltd.
- Sewing machine13 Jan 2026US 12,522,963 B2Suzuki Manufacturing, Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for automated ornamental decorative stitching3 Jun 2025US 12,320,050 B2Inteva Products, LLC
- Upper decoration mechanism and sewing machine12 Mar 2024US 11,926,945 B2Janome Corporation
- Suturing device provided with needle for holding first thread-like member and shuttle for holding second thread-like member1 Mar 2022US 11,261,551 B2Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Sewing machine4 Dec 2025US 2025/0369167 A1Suzuki Manufacturing, Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for automated ornamental decorative stitching4 Jan 2024US 2024/0003067 A1Inteva Products, LLC
- Sewing apparatus6 Jul 2023US 2023/0212801 A1Spin Master Ltd.
- Upper decoration mechanism and sewing machine17 Nov 2022US 2022/0364288 A1Janome Corporation
- Sewing machine having a thread finger assembly9 Jun 2022US 2022/0178062 A1PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH
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
- Automatic chain-stitch sewing machine22US 4,169,422 AUnion Special Corporation · 1979
- Apparatus for making a three needle stitch with cover thread17US 5,383,414 AUnion Special Corporation · 1995
- Chain-stitch sewing machine with yarn feed adjusting10US 5,799,599 AJuki Corporation · 1998