Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled
Official title: Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled cross-section (B21B17/00 - B21B23/00 take precedence; with respect to composition of material to be rolled B21B3/00; extending closed shapes of metal bands by simultaneous rolling at two or more zones B21B5/00; metal-rolling stands as units B21B13/00; continuous casting into moulds having walls formed by moving rolls B22D11/06); Sequence of operations in milling trains; Layout of rolling-mill plant, e.g. grouping of stands; Succession of passes or of sectional pass alternations
B21B1/00 (Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled) appears on 2,390 US grants and 1,810 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21B- Granted patents
- 2,390
- Published applications
- 1,810
- Assignees
- 913
- Inventors
- 5,441
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977 | 26 | 0 |
| 1978 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 28 | 0 |
| 1981 | 31 | 0 |
| 1982 | 31 | 0 |
| 1983 | 43 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 46 | 0 |
| 1986 | 42 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 39 | 0 |
| 1989 | 41 | 0 |
| 1990 | 43 | 0 |
| 1991 | 46 | 0 |
| 1992 | 44 | 0 |
| 1993 | 31 | 0 |
| 1994 | 42 | 0 |
| 1995 | 49 | 0 |
| 1996 | 51 | 0 |
| 1997 | 56 | 0 |
| 1998 | 83 | 0 |
| 1999 | 84 | 0 |
| 2000 | 76 | 0 |
| 2001 | 73 | 14 |
| 2002 | 39 | 46 |
| 2003 | 44 | 48 |
| 2004 | 39 | 54 |
| 2005 | 30 | 37 |
| 2006 | 26 | 30 |
| 2007 | 22 | 43 |
| 2008 | 16 | 46 |
| 2009 | 17 | 48 |
| 2010 | 22 | 62 |
| 2011 | 33 | 44 |
| 2012 | 39 | 58 |
| 2013 | 45 | 67 |
| 2014 | 24 | 96 |
| 2015 | 68 | 126 |
| 2016 | 52 | 100 |
| 2017 | 73 | 101 |
| 2018 | 84 | 111 |
| 2019 | 96 | 100 |
| 2020 | 91 | 90 |
| 2021 | 64 | 79 |
| 2022 | 68 | 85 |
| 2023 | 77 | 96 |
| 2024 | 75 | 84 |
| 2025 | 82 | 76 |
| 2026 | 43 | 69 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
- B21B 1/22Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled1,146
- B21B 1/46Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled518
- B21B 1/16Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled422
- B21B 1/08Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled318
- B21B 1/38Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled218
- B21B 1/02Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled171
- B21B 1/40Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled94
- B21B 1/42Metal-rolling methods or mills for making semi-finished products of solid or profiled21
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Most cited
- High-capacity wire rolling mill195US 5,946,783 ASMS Schloemann-Siemag Aktiengesellschaft · 1999
- Control device for controlling a controlled apparatus, and a control method therefor101US 5,430,642 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1995
- Method for reducing thickness of a titanium foil or thin strip element91US 5,226,989 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1993
- Method for reducing thickness of a high-strength low-ductility metal foil on thin strip element89US 5,222,282 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1993
- Method for making a copper core five-ply composite for cookware71US 6,267,830 B1Clad Metals LLC · 2001