B21D 26/021
Deforming sheet bodies
B21D26/021 (Deforming sheet bodies) appears on 264 US grants and 246 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21D- Granted patents
- 264
- Published applications
- 246
- Assignees
- 168
- Inventors
- 587
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 10 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 |
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| 2006 | 10 | 7 |
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| 2010 | 6 | 13 |
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| 2018 | 9 | 13 |
| 2019 | 11 | 17 |
| 2020 | 13 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 14 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for forming and heat treating near net shape complex structures from sheet metal14 Apr 2026US 12,599,953 B2Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
- Method for determining a pressure distribution of a molding tool device as well as reshaping apparatus and composite sheet metal component17 Feb 2026US 12,551,978 B2Dr. Ing. h,c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
- System and method for forming of 3D plastic parts9 Dec 2025US 12,491,675 B2Scrape Armor, Inc.
- Method of forming composites by joule heating of enveloping metallic sheets9 Sep 2025US 12,409,618 B2Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
- Methods and systems for production of handpans26 Aug 2025US 12,400,624 B2
- Forming system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241435 A1Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Method for manufacturing non-stick pan liner20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241438 A1Joyoung Company Limited
- Methods and systems for production of handpans2 Jul 2026US 2026/0188286 A1
- Internal expanded fluid forming method11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158539 A1Changchun Yinsu Lisheng Technology Development Co., Ltd.
- Pre-coating of metal bipolar plate, method of forming the same, metal bipolar plate produced by using the same and method of producing the same11 Jun 2026US 2026/0163020 A1Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for achieving thermal uniformity in induction processing of organic matrix composites or metals98US 5,728,309 AThe Boeing Company · 1998
- Retort for achieving thermal uniformity in induction processing of organic matrix composites or metals83US 5,645,744 AThe Boeing Company · 1997
- Method for uniting an exhaust treatment body with its housing and an exhaust treatment apparatus81US 5,683,660 AJ. Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG · 1997
- Quick plastic forming of aluminum alloy sheet metal71US 6,253,588 B1General Motors Corporation · 2001
- Method and apparatus for consolidating organic matrix composites using induction heating67US 5,530,227 AThe Boeing Company · 1996