D05C 15/20
Arrangements or devices
Official title: Arrangements or devices, e.g. needles, for inserting loops; Driving mechanisms therefor
D05C15/20 (Arrangements or devices) appears on 127 US grants and 61 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D05C- Granted patents
- 127
- Published applications
- 61
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 134
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2016 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for monitoring the tension of a pile yarn in a tufting machine and monitoring system14 Jul 2026US 12,680,209 B2Vandewiele NV
- Compound equipment of latex-free tufted carpet19 May 2026US 12,630,954 B2Binzhou Oriental Carpet Co., Ltd.
- Tufting machine and method of tufting7 Apr 2026US 12,595,607 B2Card-Monroe Corp.
- Advanced stitch placement with backing shifting3 Jun 2025US 12,320,049 B2Tuftco Corporation
- Tufting machine needle drive system25 Feb 2025US 12,234,586 B2Card-Monroe Corp.
- Method for monitoring the tension of a pile yarn in a tufting machine and monitoring system5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062846 A1Vandewiele NV
- Synchronous Grass Tufting Machine18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382735 A1Tuftco Comporation
- System and method of forming patterned tufted products11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376794 A1
- Compound equipment of latex-free tufted carpet22 May 2025US 2025/0163624 A1Binzhou Oriental Carpet Co., Ltd.
- Tufting machine and method of tufting17 Apr 2025US 2025/0122658 A1Card-Monroe Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tufting machine with self-aligning gauging modules65US 5,295,450 ACard-Monroe Corp. · 1994
- Tufting machine for overtufting patterns59US 6,263,811 B1Spencer Wright Industries, Inc. · 2001
- Tufting needle modular unit56US 4,138,956 ASpencer Wright Industries, Inc. · 1979
- Tufting machine with modular constructed needle bars50US 4,637,329 AFieldcrest Mills, Inc. · 1987
- Tufting machine with modular constructed needle bars48US 4,574,716 AFieldcrest Mills, Inc. · 1986