D05C 15/08
Tufting machines
Official title: Tufting machines {(D05C15/06 takes precedence)}
D05C15/08 (Tufting machines) appears on 625 US grants and 333 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D05C- Granted patents
- 625
- Published applications
- 333
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 482
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 9 | 8 |
| 2004 | 11 | 7 |
| 2005 | 9 | 12 |
| 2006 | 9 | 13 |
| 2007 | 10 | 11 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 |
| 2009 | 11 | 14 |
| 2010 | 11 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | 15 | 10 |
| 2013 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12 |
| 2016 | 12 | 9 |
| 2017 | 11 | 20 |
| 2018 | 13 | 14 |
| 2019 | 18 | 21 |
| 2020 | 13 | 19 |
| 2021 | 17 | 18 |
| 2022 | 12 | 18 |
| 2023 | 22 | 17 |
| 2024 | 20 | 19 |
| 2025 | 18 | 24 |
| 2026 | 17 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tuft replacement machine and method therefor15 Sep 2026US 12,735,821 B1
- Tufting machine yarn feed system8 Sep 2026US 12,729,469 B2Card-Monroe Corp.
- Roller assembly, and feed roller systems comprising same25 Aug 2026US 12,715,725 B2Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
- Tufting unit and tufting machine4 Aug 2026US 12,698,580 B2SMG Sportplatzmaschinenbau GmbH
- Narrow gauge hollow needle improvement14 Jul 2026US 12,680,208 B2Tuftco Corporation
- Yarn storage system and method for producing textiles using such yarn storage system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307935 A1Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation
- Yarn storage system and method for producing textiles using such yarn storage system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285637 A1Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation
- Selectable gauge tufting machine17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275603 A1
- Tufted articles, and systems and methods for making same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275604 A1Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
- A controller, system, and method for generating thread coloring data for at least one thread based on a digital representation27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249620 A1Coloreel International Holdings Limited
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
- Dual shiftable needle bars for tufting machine99US 4,366,761 ATuftco Corporation · 1983
- Method and apparatus for producing enhanced graphic appearances in a tufted product and a product produced therefrom92US 5,058,518 ACard-Monroe Corp. · 1991
- Apparatus and method for producing patterned tufted goods90US 4,549,496 AFabrication Center, Inc. · 1985
- Apparatus and method for producing patterned tufted goods86US 5,588,383 ATapistron International, Inc. · 1996