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D04B 11/00

Straight-bar knitting machines with fixed needles (flat-bed machines with independently-movable needles D04B7/00)

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  • D04B 11/04 with two sets of needles
  • D04B 11/06 with provision for narrowing or widening to produce fully-fashioned goods
  • D04B 11/08 with provision for incorporating pile threads
  • D04B 11/10 with provision for incorporating internal threads in laid-in fabrics
  • D04B 11/12 for producing fabrics from, or incorporating, elastic threads
  • D04B 11/14 with provision for changing the fabric construction, e.g. from plain to rib-loop fabric
  • D04B 11/16 with special provision for commencing goods, e.g. with non-run edges
  • D04B 11/24 with provision for transfer of knitted goods from one machine to another

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 1,303
  2. TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 899
  3. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 856
  4. NIKE INNOVATE US 852
  5. NIKE US 749
  6. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 569
  7. SHIMA SEIKI MANUFACTURING JP 469
  8. SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER FR 468
  9. REIFENHAEUSER & COMPANY MASCHINENFABRIK DE 462
  10. NIKE INNOVATE NL 363