B21D 35/006
Blanks having varying thickness
Official title: {Blanks having varying thickness, e.g. tailored blanks}
B21D35/006 (Blanks having varying thickness) appears on 97 US grants and 129 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21D- Granted patents
- 97
- Published applications
- 129
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 356
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018 | 3 | 14 |
| 2019 | 11 | 12 |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for manufacturing a large-sized seamless dome, and corresponding dome4 Aug 2026US 12,697,653 B2Albert & Duval
- Method for producing a welded metal blank and thus obtained welded metal blank16 Jun 2026US 12,654,250 B2ArcelorMittal
- Al—Fe-alloy plated steel sheet for hot forming, having excellent TWB welding characteristics, hot forming member, and manufacturing methods therefor2 Jun 2026US 12,644,170 B2Posco
- Punch, a semi-finished can, and a can manufactured with use of the said punch28 Apr 2026US 12,611,705 B2Canpack S.A.
- Die and hot press forming apparatus24 Mar 2026US 12,583,026 B2G-Tekt Corporation
- Hot-stamped product and method of producing the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249343 A1Nippon Steel Corporation
- Aluminum blanks with reinforcement patches6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225143 A1Magna International Inc.
- Localized rapid cooling for metal forming25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175280 A1Magna International Inc.
- Method for manufacturing a multi-chamber profile and multi-chamber profile4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151815 A1
- Forming device, forming system, and metal pipe28 May 2026US 2026/0145217 A1Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hydroforming of compound tubes93US 5,333,775 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1994
- Multiple-plate structure of zonal design for a shaped part36US 6,048,628 AVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft · 2000
- Process for production of draw-ironed can30US 5,179,854 AToy Seikan Kaisha Ltd. · 1993
- Thickness-reduced draw-formed can20US 5,360,649 AToyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd. · 1994
- Adaptive method and apparatus for forming tailor welded blanks19US 5,941,110 ANorthern University · 1999