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Auxiliary weaving apparatus & tools
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within D03J · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest D03J patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Dirk Janicijevic3 patents · 14 citations
- 286Thomas Laukamp3 patents · 14 citations
- 371Christopher Marc Oberste3 patents · 2 citations
- 457Phillip Sung Tse Cheng3 patents · 2 citations
- 543Nicolas Mega2 patents · 3 citations
- 629Xiangcong Huang1 patents · 0 citations
- 714Xiqiu Tang1 patents · 0 citations
- 81Yuanfen Xie1 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained D03J output across the last 5 years
- 199Daniel A. Podhajny10 patents · 27 citations
- 296Kathryn P. Crews6 patents · 22 citations
- 392Daniel D. Sunshine8 patents · 10 citations
- 488Yohji Hamada5 patents · 20 citations
- 583Keiichi Myogi5 patents · 12 citations
- 679Andrew L. Rosenberg5 patents · 7 citations
- 775Didio V. Gomes5 patents · 7 citations
- 871Shmuel Cohen5 patents · 17 citations
- 967Dirk Janicijevic3 patents · 14 citations
- 1063Thomas Laukamp3 patents · 14 citations
- 1158David M. Kindlon4 patents · 5 citations
- 1254Maurice P. May4 patents · 5 citations
- 1350Stephen Biddle3 patents · 4 citations
- 1446Daigo Yamagishi3 patents · 8 citations
- 1542Kazuya Yama3 patents · 8 citations
- 1638Bernd Pfeffer5 patents · 2 citations
- 1733Christian Gerth5 patents · 2 citations
- 1829Karl-Heinz Gesing5 patents · 2 citations
- 1925Michael Acker5 patents · 2 citations
- 2021Stefan Kailer5 patents · 2 citations
- 2117Michael Wilbert Mitchell3 patents · 1 citations
- 2213Christopher Marc Oberste3 patents · 2 citations
- 238Phillip Sung Tse Cheng3 patents · 2 citations
- 244Nicolas Mega2 patents · 3 citations
- 251Karthik Srinivasa Gopalan2 patents · 2 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in D03J
- 199Lawrence F. Houghton4 patents · 102 citations
- 296Martin Wildeman4 patents · 102 citations
- 392Henry Shaw9 patents · 132 citations
- 488Valentin Krumm7 patents · 69 citations
- 583Tsutomu Sainen4 patents · 101 citations
- 679Yoshihide Nishimura11 patents · 68 citations
- 775Juro Tachibana9 patents · 66 citations
- 871Francisco Speich7 patents · 56 citations
- 967Hans-Dieter Wilhelm5 patents · 47 citations
- 1063Dirk Gryson6 patents · 43 citations
- 1158Jeff Carpenter3 patents · 80 citations
- 1254Jean-Paul Froment4 patents · 43 citations
- 1350Martin Plaschy5 patents · 37 citations
- 1446Heinz John, Deceased4 patents · 43 citations
- 1542Daniel A. Podhajny10 patents · 27 citations
- 1638Yujiro Takegawa7 patents · 29 citations
- 1733Otto Hintsch5 patents · 30 citations
- 1829Kristof Roelstraete4 patents · 89 citations
- 1925Tory M. Cross5 patents · 26 citations
- 2021Atsushi Shikata3 patents · 36 citations
- 2117Seisuke Hirosawa3 patents · 36 citations
- 2213Janos Magdika3 patents · 44 citations
- 238Luciano Corain4 patents · 23 citations
- 244Nandan Khokar3 patents · 52 citations
- 251Kathryn P. Crews6 patents · 22 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring D03J patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12344970B2✦ AILoom and method for guiding a woven fabric in a loom0 cites · 20240% earned
- 250US12227883B2✦ AISystems and methods for continuous fabrication of woven composite materials0 cites · 20240% earned
- 31US12467164B2✦ AISplit webbing0 cites · 20240% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring D03J patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11649573B2✦ AILoom6 cites · 202285% earned
- 296US11913145B2✦ AILoom and method for guiding a woven fabric in a loom3 cites · 202172% earned
- 392US11566352B2✦ AIFrame of loom2 cites · 202276% earned
- 488US11668028B2Device and method for handling harness elements2 cites · 202276% earned
- 583US11746449B2Guide device for a rapier bar and rapier weaving machine comprising such a guide device2 cites · 202276% earned
- 679US10969556B1Method and apparatus for removing optic fiber from multiple spools2 cites · 202176% earned
- 775US11441706B2Woven irrigation tubing, apparatus and method of making same1 cites · 202250% earned
- 871US11624132B2Curved preform and method of making thereof1 cites · 202150% earned
- 967US12215445B2System and method of manufacturing suspension member1 cites · 202256% earned
- 1063US11795589B2Rapier, method for drawing in a weft yarn with such a rapier and weaving loom comprising s1 cites · 202167% earned
- 1158US12232270B2Fabric with embedded electrical components0 cites · 20230% earned
- 1254US12018412B2Robotic weaving equipment0 cites · 20230% earned
- 1350US12221733B2Inkjet loom weaving machine0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1446US12110616B2Systems and methods for continuous fabrication of woven composite materials0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1542US12227883B2Systems and methods for continuous fabrication of woven composite materials0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1638US11959204B2Full-width temple device for loom0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1733US11840777B2Weaving machine with device and method for detecting variations in pile-forming0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1829US11773519B2Loom0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1925US12098486B2Device and method for handling harness elements0 cites · 20220% earned
- 2021US11932974B2Method for producing cold cut textile webs0 cites · 20220% earned
- 2117US11512414B2Method, device, movable carriage and drawing-in machine0 cites · 20220% earned
- 2213US11668029B2Device and method for handling weaving harness elements0 cites · 20220% earned
- 238US12180623B2Device for handling harness elements and drawing-in machine0 cites · 20220% earned
- 244US12241185B2Methods and systems for multiple image collection in an on-loom fabric inspection system0 cites · 20220% earned
- 251US12000070B2Method and system for line-by-line one dimensional fabric inspection0 cites · 20210% earned
All-time canon
The defining D03J patents of the whole record
- 199US6159239A✦ AIWoven stent/graft structure509 cites · 200089% earned
- 296US6192944B1✦ AIMethod of forming a textile member with undulating wire196 cites · 200187% earned
- 392US6164339A✦ AIMethod of forming a woven textile119 cites · 200086% earned
- 488US4835699AAutomated distributed control system for a weaving mill108 cites · 198993% earned
- 583US5775380AWarp beam replacement and threading apparatus77 cites · 199893% earned
- 679US6123115AWeaving shuttle73 cites · 200084% earned
- 775US5477890AIntegrated weaving and wet treatment method for manufacturing uncoated industrial woven fa65 cites · 199592% earned
- 871US4719662ADust-removal apparatus for textile machines and machine rooms60 cites · 198892% earned
- 967US4024003AMethod of making pile fabrics with deformed pile-thread ends54 cites · 197792% earned
- 1063US6092561AThread clamp for a weaving machine and a weaving machine with a thread clamp of this kind53 cites · 200092% earned
- 1158US4934413AWarp arrangement and carrier system for an automatic loom50 cites · 199092% earned
- 1254US5873392AProcess for monitoring faults in textile webs50 cites · 199992% earned
- 1350US6467039B1Device in a system operating with can-protocol and in a control and/or supervision system40 cites · 200281% earned
- 1446US4736324ACentralized control method for loom and device thereof40 cites · 198891% earned
- 1542US4162148AFiltering apparatus40 cites · 197991% earned
- 1638US4205708ALubricating system and method for a textile machine38 cites · 198091% earned
- 1733US4606381AMethod and apparatus for automatically exchanging cloth rollers in a loom37 cites · 198691% earned
- 1829US4100943AShuttle for ribbon looms36 cites · 197891% earned
- 1925US4343378AMethod and apparatus for lubricating bearings35 cites · 198291% earned
- 2021US5046013AQuality control system in a spinning mill34 cites · 199191% earned
- 2117US6148871AWoven fabric with flat film warp yarns34 cites · 200091% earned
- 2213US6082412ASystem and device for forming a fabric having a synchronized woven design and printed desi33 cites · 200084% earned
- 238US5388618AWeaving-machine control with display of the site and nature of thread breaks31 cites · 199591% earned
- 244US4118842AWeave-de-weave process31 cites · 197891% earned
- 251US4444292AMethod and apparatus for lubricating a machine30 cites · 198491% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest D03J patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199DORNIER GMBH LINDAUER31 patents · 265 citations
- 250WEAV3D INC1 patents · 0 citations
- 31PIONEER ELASTIC CHINA LTD1 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained D03J output across the last 5 years
- 199TSUDAKOMA IND CO LTD25 patents · 210 citations
- 296DORNIER GMBH LINDAUER31 patents · 265 citations
- 391TEXTILMA AG9 patents · 69 citations
- 487STAUBLI SA ETS5 patents · 53 citations
- 583APPLE INC10 patents · 27 citations
- 678ALBANY ENG COMPOSITES INC3 patents · 4 citations
- 774GROZ BECKERT KG6 patents · 2 citations
- 870Delta Plastics of the South3 patents · 1 citations
- 965USTER TECH LTD4 patents · 2 citations
- 1061STAUBLI SARGANS AG3 patents · 4 citations
- 1157GEORGIA TECH RES INST2 patents · 2 citations
- 1252XEROX CORP2 patents · 2 citations
- 1348STAUBLI BAYREUTH GMBH4 patents · 1 citations
- 1443VANDEWIELE NV2 patents · 2 citations
- 1539Coloreel Group AB4 patents · 0 citations
- 1635NET RECYCLING LLC1 patents · 2 citations
- 1730MILLER HERMAN INC1 patents · 1 citations
- 1826SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES3 patents · 0 citations
- 1922WEAV3D INC1 patents · 0 citations
- 2017IBM1 patents · 0 citations
- 2113LUCKEY ALAN WAYNE1 patents · 0 citations
- 229PAI FU HUA1 patents · 0 citations
- 234PIONEER ELASTIC CHINA LTD1 patents · 0 citations
- 241Saurer Intelligent Technology AG1 patents · 0 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in D03J
- 199PRODESCO4 patents · 897 citations
- 296PICANOL NV29 patents · 310 citations
- 392TSUDAKOMA IND CO LTD25 patents · 210 citations
- 488SULZER AG35 patents · 247 citations
- 583NISSAN MOTOR10 patents · 138 citations
- 679ZELLWEGER USTER AG17 patents · 171 citations
- 775DORNIER GMBH LINDAUER31 patents · 265 citations
- 871TOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS8 patents · 99 citations
- 967RUETI AG MASCHF11 patents · 106 citations
- 1063MILLIKEN RES CORP9 patents · 82 citations
- 1158TEXTILMA AG9 patents · 69 citations
- 1254TEIJIN SEIKI CO LTD10 patents · 61 citations
- 1350STAUBLI SA ETS5 patents · 53 citations
- 1446KVASER CONSULTANT AB4 patents · 71 citations
- 1542TIETEX INT LTD3 patents · 80 citations
- 1638APPLE INC10 patents · 27 citations
- 1733MURATA MACHINERY LTD4 patents · 56 citations
- 1829LUWA AG ZELLWEGER7 patents · 33 citations
- 1925WIELE MICHEL VAN DE NV5 patents · 32 citations
- 2021NUOVO PIGNONE SPA5 patents · 24 citations
- 2117STAEUBLI AG4 patents · 36 citations
- 2213STAEUBLI AG PFAEFFIKON6 patents · 20 citations
- 238RENESAS TECH CORP3 patents · 36 citations
- 244ALEXANDER MACHINERY INC3 patents · 28 citations
- 251HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK5 patents · 18 citations
90–99 field-defining50–89 strong<50 emergingearned by citationsfrom family breadth