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D04B 7/00 Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles (straight-bar machines with fixed needles D04B11/00)
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Child Classifications
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- D04B 7/02 with one set of needles
- D04B 7/04 with two sets of needles
- D04B 7/08 for domestic use
- D04B 7/10 with provision for narrowing or widening to produce fully-fashioned goods
- D04B 7/12 with provision for incorporating pile threads
- D04B 7/14 with provision for incorporating internal threads in laid-in fabrics
- D04B 7/16 for producing fabrics consisting of, or incorporating, elastic threads
- D04B 7/20 with provision for changing the fabric construction, e.g. from plain to rib-loop fabric
- D04B 7/22 with special provision for commencing goods, e.g. with non-run edges
- D04B 7/24 for producing patterned fabrics
- D04B 7/30 specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 1,303
- TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 899
- KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 856
- NIKE INNOVATE US 852
- NIKE US 749
- 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 569
- SHIMA SEIKI MANUFACTURING JP 469
- SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER FR 468
- REIFENHAEUSER & COMPANY MASCHINENFABRIK DE 462
- NIKE INNOVATE NL 363