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Shedding mechanisms & pattern cards
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within D03C · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest D03C patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Michael Himmelstoss6 patents · 23 citations
- 296Patrice Przytarski5 patents · 2 citations
- 392Christopher Marc Oberste3 patents · 2 citations
- 488Phillip Sung Tse Cheng3 patents · 2 citations
- 583Elizabeth Esponnette3 patents · 4 citations
- 679Melissa Knothe Tate2 patents · 1 citations
- 775Brian Joseph Gormley2 patents · 0 citations
- 871Kevin P. Martin2 patents · 0 citations
- 967Pierre-Alexis Griviau2 patents · 0 citations
- 1063Lauren Puchowski1 patents · 0 citations
- 1158Christopher P. Meadows1 patents · 0 citations
- 1254Changling Charlie Wang1 patents · 0 citations
- 1350Daniel J. Blachinsky1 patents · 0 citations
- 1446Diego Vasquez1 patents · 0 citations
- 1542Ian L. Fong1 patents · 0 citations
- 1638John R. Prescott1 patents · 0 citations
- 1733Man Lip Lai1 patents · 0 citations
- 1829Man Tai Andy Wong1 patents · 0 citations
- 1925Miles C. D. Pekala1 patents · 0 citations
- 2021Nicholas L. H. Fleming1 patents · 0 citations
- 2117Xiangjia Chen1 patents · 0 citations
- 2213Yeung Yam1 patents · 0 citations
- 238ALCIATO LAURENT1 patents · 0 citations
- 244BOILLOT ANTHONY1 patents · 0 citations
- 251GRANGE HERVÉ1 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained D03C output across the last 5 years
- 199Michael Himmelstoss6 patents · 23 citations
- 296Bastien Tardy6 patents · 11 citations
- 392Alexis Porte3 patents · 45 citations
- 488Keiichi Myogi4 patents · 10 citations
- 583Daigo Yamagishi3 patents · 10 citations
- 679Kazuya Yama3 patents · 10 citations
- 775Koichi Tamura3 patents · 10 citations
- 871Andrew L. Rosenberg4 patents · 5 citations
- 967Daniel A. Podhajny4 patents · 5 citations
- 1063Daniel D. Sunshine4 patents · 5 citations
- 1158Didio V. Gomes4 patents · 5 citations
- 1254Maurice P. May4 patents · 5 citations
- 1350David M. Kindlon3 patents · 3 citations
- 1446Brooks W. Hagan2 patents · 4 citations
- 1542Claire E. Harvey2 patents · 4 citations
- 1638Emily K. Holtzman2 patents · 4 citations
- 1733Francois Pollet5 patents · 2 citations
- 1829Patrice Przytarski5 patents · 2 citations
- 1925Christopher Marc Oberste3 patents · 2 citations
- 2021Phillip Sung Tse Cheng3 patents · 2 citations
- 2117Elizabeth Esponnette3 patents · 4 citations
- 2213David Bonneau2 patents · 5 citations
- 238Ben Wang2 patents · 2 citations
- 244Hervé Grange2 patents · 2 citations
- 251Pedro Bernardo2 patents · 2 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in D03C
- 199Dario Bassi27 patents · 1,345 citations
- 296Charles F. Kramer18 patents · 270 citations
- 392Damien Bouchet14 patents · 1,115 citations
- 488Jean-Paul Froment48 patents · 443 citations
- 583Joseph Palau32 patents · 334 citations
- 679Hans D. Baumann12 patents · 148 citations
- 775Franz Mettler24 patents · 187 citations
- 871Valentin Krumm16 patents · 204 citations
- 967Dominique Braun7 patents · 114 citations
- 1063Horst Haeussler7 patents · 108 citations
- 1158Kurt Hockemeyer15 patents · 132 citations
- 1254Carlos Derudder11 patents · 144 citations
- 1350Yoichi Shimizu9 patents · 106 citations
- 1446Andre Dewispelaere11 patents · 119 citations
- 1542Christoph Schwemmlein18 patents · 124 citations
- 1638Francisco Speich23 patents · 193 citations
- 1733Pierre Bourgeaux12 patents · 133 citations
- 1829Bernhard Koch10 patents · 101 citations
- 1925Lawrence F. Houghton4 patents · 102 citations
- 2021Martin Wildeman4 patents · 102 citations
- 2117Gene E. Faasse8 patents · 94 citations
- 2213Rudolf Schwarz14 patents · 112 citations
- 238Martin Graf11 patents · 114 citations
- 244Patrick Iltis9 patents · 87 citations
- 251Adnan Wahhoud10 patents · 88 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring D03C patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12480233B2✦ AIEngineered materials and methods of forming0 cites · 20240% earned
- 290US12227883B2✦ AISystems and methods for continuous fabrication of woven composite materials0 cites · 20240% earned
- 380US12338554B2✦ AIWeaving loom0 cites · 20240% earned
- 470US12497717B2Jacquard heddle and loom comprising such a jacquard heddle0 cites · 20250% earned
- 560US12351950B2Heddle for weaving loom and weaving loom provided with such a heddle0 cites · 20240% earned
- 650US12371827B2Control command generation methods and systems for three-dimensional surface weaving0 cites · 20240% earned
- 740US12595600B2Method of knitting warp knitted fabric and warp knitting machine0 cites · 20240% earned
- 830US12392061B2Manufacturing woven textile products0 cites · 20250% earned
- 920US12559871B2Shedding machine for a loom and shedding assembly for a loom comprising a group of such ma0 cites · 20250% earned
- 1010US12529170B2Method and apparatus for manufacturing carpets with an antique appearance using an automat0 cites · 20250% earned
- 111US12606942B1Shedding mechanism structure, weaving machine comprising the same, fabric, and method for 0 cites · 2026
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring D03C patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11649573B2✦ AILoom6 cites · 202285% earned
- 296US11346023B2✦ AIFully-formed volumetrically woven article3 cites · 202172% earned
- 392US11713521B2✦ AIPulling mechanism for controlling the heald frames of a loom and loom comprising such a me2 cites · 202276% earned
- 488US11732389B2Loom2 cites · 202176% earned
- 583US11753753B2Loom2 cites · 202176% earned
- 679US11408099B2Method and device for generating jacquard pattern of preform, electronic device and storag2 cites · 202276% earned
- 775US12091784B2Shedding assembly for a loom and its adjustment method1 cites · 202367% earned
- 871US11993870B2Shedding machine for a loom and adjusting method thereof1 cites · 202367% earned
- 967US12018412B2Robotic weaving equipment0 cites · 20230% earned
- 1063US11352721B2Circular loom with orbit path0 cites · 20210% earned
- 1158US12110616B2Systems and methods for continuous fabrication of woven composite materials0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1254US12480233B2Engineered materials and methods of forming0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1350US12227883B2Systems and methods for continuous fabrication of woven composite materials0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1446US12338554B2Weaving loom0 cites · 20240% earned
- 1542US12147811B2Warp scheduling method for adjusting number of schedulable warps based on load/store unit 0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1638US11702771B2Shedding mechanism and jacquard-type weaving loom equipped with such a mechanism0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1733US11814756B2Selvage yarn shedding apparatus of loom0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1829US11525194B2Method and device for generating jacquard pattern, electronic device and readable storage 0 cites · 20220% earned
- 1925US11692286B2Output lever with cam follower rollers for a cam shed-forming mechanism and its manufactur0 cites · 20210% earned
- 2021US12497717B2Jacquard heddle and loom comprising such a jacquard heddle0 cites · 20250% earned
- 2117US11486066B2Weaving loom and method for weaving a multilayer fabric0 cites · 20210% earned
- 2213US11613829B2Bearing for a shedding machine or motion transmission system, heald motion lever comprisin0 cites · 20210% earned
- 238US11866859B2Textile machine, weaving loom comprising such a textile machine and associated methods0 cites · 20220% earned
- 244US12351950B2Heddle for weaving loom and weaving loom provided with such a heddle0 cites · 20240% earned
- 251US12371827B2Control command generation methods and systems for three-dimensional surface weaving0 cites · 20240% earned
All-time canon
The defining D03C patents of the whole record
- 199US5881777A✦ AIWeaving loom with three-position jacquard selection device1,030 cites · 199995% earned
- 296US5016183A✦ AITextile design system and method115 cites · 199193% earned
- 392US3942154A✦ AIMethod and apparatus for recognizing colored pattern69 cites · 197692% earned
- 488US5058174ASystem and method for generating a pattern from an image65 cites · 199192% earned
- 583US4429722AMethod and apparatus for weaving fabrics of novel construction60 cites · 198492% earned
- 679US5104726AWoven fabric and process for reinforced structural composites46 cites · 199292% earned
- 775US5224519AMethod and apparatus for weaving a woven angle ply fabric42 cites · 199392% earned
- 871US4790357AHarness frame slat and heddle42 cites · 198892% earned
- 967US6283163B1Rod-shaped thread-guiding element for textiles machines41 cites · 200192% earned
- 1063US4633916ARoll-formed shear-resistant frame slat40 cites · 198791% earned
- 1158US5309950AQuick fastening harness cord connection39 cites · 199491% earned
- 1254US3946768AWire harness board38 cites · 197691% earned
- 1350US4566566ADevice for temporarily uncoupling two coaxial rotating elements37 cites · 198691% earned
- 1446US5348055AHeddle eyelet structure37 cites · 199491% earned
- 1542US4078253APattern generating system36 cites · 197891% earned
- 1638US5052446AThermoplastic heddle with braided fiber tube reinforcement36 cites · 199191% earned
- 1733US4349052AHeald frame for looms36 cites · 198291% earned
- 1829US5069256ALoom harness system with spaced parallel rotating shafts35 cites · 199191% earned
- 1925US6450208B1Woven material comprising tape-like warp and weft and an aid for producing the same34 cites · 200287% earned
- 2021US6082412ASystem and device for forming a fabric having a synchronized woven design and printed desi33 cites · 200084% earned
- 2117US5642757AMotor controlled drive for shed-forming systems in weaving looms33 cites · 199791% earned
- 2213US6293315B1Process and device for positioning weaving loom warp yarns32 cites · 200191% earned
- 238US3960182AHeddles for weaving machines having heddle frame bars for several heddles, which bars are 32 cites · 197691% earned
- 244US5390512AWarp knitting machine with piezoelectrically controlled jacquard patterning31 cites · 199591% earned
- 251US5829487AMethod for representing a fabric consisting of warp and weft threads30 cites · 199891% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest D03C patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199STAUBLI SA ETS86 patents · 625 citations
- 288STAUBLI LYON30 patents · 176 citations
- 375UNSPUN INC3 patents · 4 citations
- 463BIOCONIX PTY LTD1 patents · 0 citations
- 550PUCHOWSKI LAUREN1 patents · 0 citations
- 638WEAV3D INC1 patents · 0 citations
- 725CENTRE FOR PERCEPTUAL AND INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENCE CPII LTD1 patents · 0 citations
- 813KARL MAYER STOLL R&D GMBH1 patents · 0 citations
- 91LOLOI INC1 patents · 0 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained D03C output across the last 5 years
- 199STAUBLI SA ETS86 patents · 625 citations
- 295TEXTILMA AG26 patents · 212 citations
- 389STAUBLI LYON30 patents · 176 citations
- 484TSUDAKOMA IND CO LTD11 patents · 59 citations
- 579TAPE WEAVING SWEDEN AB3 patents · 61 citations
- 674APPLE INC4 patents · 5 citations
- 768HARVEY CLAIRE E2 patents · 4 citations
- 863UNSPUN INC3 patents · 4 citations
- 958GEORGIA TECH RES INST2 patents · 2 citations
- 1053NANJING FIBERGLASS RES & DESIGN INSTITUTE CO LTD2 patents · 2 citations
- 1147STAUBLI BAYREUTH GMBH4 patents · 0 citations
- 1242INNOTEC LIGHTWEIGHT ENGINEERING & POLYMER TECH GMBH2 patents · 0 citations
- 1337BIOCONIX PTY LTD1 patents · 0 citations
- 1432PUCHOWSKI LAUREN1 patents · 0 citations
- 1526WEAV3D INC1 patents · 0 citations
- 1621CASTENS SYBILLE1 patents · 0 citations
- 1716CENTRE FOR PERCEPTUAL AND INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENCE CPII LTD1 patents · 0 citations
- 1811KARL MAYER STOLL R&D GMBH1 patents · 0 citations
- 195LOLOI INC1 patents · 0 citations
- 201UNIV NAT CHENG KUNG1 patents · 0 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in D03C
- 199STEEL HEDDLE MFG CO35 patents · 386 citations
- 296STAUBLI VERDOL15 patents · 202 citations
- 392STAUBLI SA ETS86 patents · 625 citations
- 488DORNIER GMBH LINDAUER28 patents · 331 citations
- 583SULZER AG38 patents · 309 citations
- 679GROB & CO AG29 patents · 323 citations
- 775WIELE MICHEL VAN DE NV44 patents · 389 citations
- 871KLOECKER ENTWICKLUNGS GMBH13 patents · 126 citations
- 967STAEUBLI AG31 patents · 219 citations
- 1063GROB HORGEN AG7 patents · 106 citations
- 1158NANKAI KOGYO KK5 patents · 106 citations
- 1254RUETI AG MASCHF18 patents · 158 citations
- 1350TEXTILMA AG26 patents · 212 citations
- 1446PICANOL NV15 patents · 129 citations
- 1542STAUBLI LYON30 patents · 176 citations
- 1638BONAS MACHINE CO10 patents · 94 citations
- 1733GROSSE WEBEREIMASCHINEN GMBH6 patents · 69 citations
- 1829MARUYAMA MFG CO8 patents · 74 citations
- 1925GROZ BECKERT KG38 patents · 127 citations
- 2021MAYER TEXTILMASCHF6 patents · 64 citations
- 2117NUOVO PIGNONE SPA16 patents · 91 citations
- 2213TSUDAKOMA IND CO LTD11 patents · 59 citations
- 238VERDOL SA9 patents · 51 citations
- 244BARBER COLMAN CO6 patents · 38 citations
- 251YAMADA DOBBY CO LTD8 patents · 36 citations
90–99 field-defining50–89 strong<50 emergingearned by citationsfrom family breadth