D05B 65/00
Devices for severing the needle or lower thread
D05B65/00 (Devices for severing the needle or lower thread) appears on 388 US grants and 94 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D05B- Granted patents
- 388
- Published applications
- 94
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 510
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 7 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 13 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D05B 65/06And for disposing of the severed thread end72
- D05B 65/02Controlled by the sewing mechanisms61
- D05B 65/003The thread being engaged manually against the cutting edge of a fixedly16
- D05B 65/006Devices for severing the needle or lower thread: with heated tools4
- D05B 65/04Controlled by the workpieces1
Recent patents
- Thread-cutting mechanism of an embroidery machine and tube embroidery machine applying the same16 Jun 2026US 12,655,558 B2Zhejiang Hehe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd
- Method for producing smart textiles2 Jun 2026US 12,644,214 B2Tajima Industries Ltd.
- Chain-off thread cutter29 Jul 2025US 12,371,834 B2Juki Corporation
- Thread standing device and sewing machine12 Nov 2024US 12,139,832 B2Janome Corporation
- Lower thread winding device12 Mar 2024US 11,926,944 B2Janome Corporation
- Method for producing smart textiles5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035846 A1Tism Co., Ltd.
- Sewing unit11 Sep 2025US 2025/0283260 A1PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen GmbH
- Thread-cutting mechanism of an embroidery machine and tube embroidery machine applying the same17 Jul 2025US 2025/0230592 A1Zhejiang Hehe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd
- Scissors comprising a slit5 Jun 2025US 2025/0178222 A1
- Chain-off thread cutter8 Feb 2024US 2024/0044062 A1Juki Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic sewing machine49US 3,982,491 AUnion Special Corporation · 1976
- Multi-needle double lock chain stitch tack, jump and thread trimming quilting method and apparatus47US 5,154,130 ALeggett & Platt, Incorporated · 1992
- Pneumatic scissors33US 5,172,479 A1992
- Automatic sewing machine28US 3,970,016 AUnion Special Corporation · 1976
- Automatic sewing apparatus28US 4,181,085 AStahl-Urban Company · 1980