D06N 7/00
Flexible sheet materials not otherwise provided for
Official title: Flexible sheet materials not otherwise provided for, e.g. textile threads, filaments, yarns or tow, glued on macromolecular material (paper-based or board-based structures for surface covering D21H27/20)
D06N7/00 (Flexible sheet materials not otherwise provided for) appears on 1,581 US grants and 1,388 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D06N- Granted patents
- 1,581
- Published applications
- 1,388
- Assignees
- 818
- Inventors
- 3,063
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32 | 0 |
| 1977 | 28 | 0 |
| 1978 | 26 | 0 |
| 1979 | 19 | 0 |
| 1980 | 44 | 0 |
| 1981 | 40 | 0 |
| 1982 | 27 | 0 |
| 1983 | 42 | 0 |
| 1984 | 37 | 0 |
| 1985 | 40 | 0 |
| 1986 | 44 | 0 |
| 1987 | 40 | 0 |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 |
| 1989 | 42 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 31 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 36 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 43 | 0 |
| 1999 | 42 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 17 |
| 2002 | 29 | 56 |
| 2003 | 36 | 71 |
| 2004 | 36 | 81 |
| 2005 | 22 | 88 |
| 2006 | 30 | 55 |
| 2007 | 18 | 52 |
| 2008 | 22 | 53 |
| 2009 | 17 | 44 |
| 2010 | 31 | 50 |
| 2011 | 26 | 42 |
| 2012 | 18 | 32 |
| 2013 | 21 | 41 |
| 2014 | 17 | 40 |
| 2015 | 32 | 53 |
| 2016 | 30 | 61 |
| 2017 | 27 | 76 |
| 2018 | 29 | 61 |
| 2019 | 48 | 68 |
| 2020 | 35 | 76 |
| 2021 | 32 | 66 |
| 2022 | 38 | 40 |
| 2023 | 35 | 38 |
| 2024 | 31 | 49 |
| 2025 | 41 | 40 |
| 2026 | 16 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D06N 7/0063Floor covering on textile basis comprising a fibrous top layer being coated836
- D06N 7/0005Floor covering on textile basis comprising a fibrous substrate being coated with422
- D06N 7/0092Non-continuous polymer coating on the fibrous substrate101
- D06N 7/0002Wallpaper or wall covering on textile basis86
- D06N 7/0097Web coated with fibres45
- D06N 7/0094Fibrous material being coated on one surface with at least one layer37
Recent patents
- Method to manufacture a recyclable textile product and the said product30 Jun 2026US 12,668,917 B2Covestro (Netherlands) B.V.
- Undulated fiber for artificial turf23 Jun 2026US D1,131,040 S1Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH · Design
- Compound equipment of latex-free tufted carpet19 May 2026US 12,630,954 B2Binzhou Oriental Carpet Co., Ltd.
- Co-foamable PVC plastisol composition and co-foamed PVC layer for floor covering19 May 2026US 12,631,032 B2Beaulieu International Group NV
- Structures with tunable stiffness28 Apr 2026US 12,612,731 B2California Institute of Technology
- Artificial turf with passive temperature control27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250914 A1Apt Asia Pacific Pty. Ltd.
- Carpet tiles and systems and methods of making same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232126 A1Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
- Artificial turf structure having excellent antibacterial, impact-absorbing and drainage properties and method for manufacturing same30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215527 A1Biland.Co.,Ltd
- Tufted material30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218430 A1Ruggable LLC
- Carpet system with predefined layout for furniture placement30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218446 A1Art Carpet Hospitality, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flocked three-dimensional network mat834US 4,293,604 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1981
- Cross-tearable decorative sheet material473US 4,380,564 AClopay Corporation · 1983
- Dimensionally stabilized, fusibly bonded multilayered fabric and process for producing same219US 5,192,601 ADicey Fabrics, Inc. · 1993
- Absorbent structures with integral layer of superabsorbent polymer particles203US 6,403,857 B1Buckeye Technologies Inc. · 2002
- Non-slip, waterproof, water vapor permeable fabric177US 5,948,707 AGore Enterprise Holdings, Inc. · 1999