SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD.
299Patents
42Active
299Granted
43Portfolio score
Filing activity: Aug 29, 1988 → Feb 5, 2021 · 14 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5557527A | Knit design system and a method for designing knit fabrics | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| US6677944B1 | Three-dimensional image generating apparatus that creates a three-dimensional model from a two-dimensional image by image processing | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US6151922A | Method of knitting inlaid fabric and inlaid fabric knitted by the method | Textiles; Paper | 37 | Expired |
| US5573442A | Apparatus for measuring a cutting blade width in a cutting apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US5345789A | Apparatus for controlling displacement of yarn feeders | Textiles; Paper | 28 | Expired |
| US6021651A | Flat knitting machine having a yarn feeding system | Textiles; Paper | 24 | Expired |
| US5408593A | Apparatus and method for creating video images including soft-edge processing | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US5511394A | Method of producing knitted articles | Textiles; Paper | 23 | Expired |
| US5456096A | Method for processing end portion of fabric | Textiles; Paper | 22 | Expired |
| US6647749B2 | Yarn feeding device of flat knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 21 | Expired |
| US5719777A | Knit design method and knit design apparatus | Textiles; Paper | 21 | Expired |
| US5826445A | Knitting method on a flat knitting machine and a knit fabric thus produced | Textiles; Paper | 20 | Expired |
| US5239846A | Knitted gloves and method of processing edges of gloves in the knitting process | Textiles; Paper | 20 | Expired |
| US6047570A | Yarn feeding system for a flat knitting machine releasibly engaged with reciprocating shifting members | Textiles; Paper | 20 | Expired |
| US5584197A | Knitting method | Textiles; Paper | 20 | Expired |
| US5887451A | Flat bed knitting machine method for forming tubular fabric with jacquard pattern | Textiles; Paper | 20 | Expired |
| US6880367B2 | Knit design method and device | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US6988385B2 | Yarn feeder of weft knitting machine and method of feeding yarn for weft knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 20 | Expired |
| US6550285B2 | Yarn feeding apparatus | Textiles; Paper | 19 | Expired |
| US6981393B2 | Yarn feeders of flat knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 19 | Expired |
| US6318131A | Method of knitting 3-d shape knit fabric | Textiles; Paper | 19 | Expired |
| US5987930A | Method of joining fabrics on a flat knitting machine | Textiles; Paper | 18 | Expired |
| US6945080B2 | Knitted glove | Human Necessities | 17 | Expired |
| US5417088A | Knit fabric for a neck portion of a knit product and knitting method thereof | Textiles; Paper | 16 | Expired |
| US5669244A | Binding off method with use of a flat knitting machine and a knit fabric thus bound off | Textiles; Paper | 16 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.