D05C 15/16
Arrangements or devices for manipulating threads
Official title: Arrangements or devices for manipulating threads (D05C15/26 takes precedence)
D05C15/16 (Arrangements or devices for manipulating threads) appears on 435 US grants and 217 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D05C- Granted patents
- 435
- Published applications
- 217
- Assignees
- 100
- Inventors
- 353
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 5 |
| 2003 | 9 | 7 |
| 2004 | 9 | 6 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 8 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 |
| 2012 | 9 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 |
| 2019 | 12 | 13 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12 |
| 2022 | 6 | 15 |
| 2023 | 19 | 14 |
| 2024 | 15 | 14 |
| 2025 | 12 | 19 |
| 2026 | 13 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- Method for monitoring the tension of a pile yarn in a tufting machine and monitoring system14 Jul 2026US 12,680,209 B2Vandewiele NV
- Yarn storage system and method for producing textiles using such yarn storage system23 Jun 2026US 12,662,348 B2Aladdin Manufacturing 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
- Tufted articles, and systems and methods for making same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275604 A1Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
- Multiple piezoelectric yarn sliding sensor for weaving machines and methods for the automatic assembly thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251512 A1Roj S.R.L.
- Tufting machines and methods of tufting16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201621 A1
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
- 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
- Tufting machine with pattern yarn feed and distribution device80US 5,983,815 ACard-Monroe Corp. · 1999
- Variable gauge tufting apparatus79US 5,575,228 ATuftco Corporation · 1996