B21D 43/00
Feeding, positioning or storing devices combined with, or arranged in, or specially
Official title: Feeding, positioning or storing devices combined with, or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, apparatus for working or processing sheet metal, metal tubes or metal profiles; Associations therewith of cutting devices
B21D43/00 (Feeding, positioning or storing devices combined with, or arranged in, or specially) appears on 1,973 US grants and 1,158 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21D- Granted patents
- 1,973
- Published applications
- 1,158
- Assignees
- 878
- Inventors
- 3,043
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50 | 0 |
| 1977 | 42 | 0 |
| 1978 | 29 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 32 | 0 |
| 1982 | 31 | 0 |
| 1983 | 34 | 0 |
| 1984 | 46 | 0 |
| 1985 | 54 | 0 |
| 1986 | 54 | 0 |
| 1987 | 61 | 0 |
| 1988 | 44 | 0 |
| 1989 | 61 | 0 |
| 1990 | 50 | 0 |
| 1991 | 61 | 0 |
| 1992 | 41 | 0 |
| 1993 | 38 | 0 |
| 1994 | 37 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 57 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 8 |
| 2002 | 23 | 29 |
| 2003 | 18 | 19 |
| 2004 | 30 | 24 |
| 2005 | 9 | 28 |
| 2006 | 24 | 18 |
| 2007 | 20 | 24 |
| 2008 | 17 | 48 |
| 2009 | 12 | 30 |
| 2010 | 26 | 36 |
| 2011 | 20 | 12 |
| 2012 | 24 | 35 |
| 2013 | 23 | 39 |
| 2014 | 36 | 46 |
| 2015 | 40 | 60 |
| 2016 | 39 | 43 |
| 2017 | 45 | 54 |
| 2018 | 47 | 65 |
| 2019 | 60 | 92 |
| 2020 | 63 | 88 |
| 2021 | 55 | 68 |
| 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 2023 | 54 | 74 |
| 2024 | 64 | 65 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 |
| 2026 | 34 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Workpiece transfer method, workpiece transfer device, and workpiece transfer program6 Oct 2026US 12,752,331 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Method of bending and bending machine for the execution of a method of bending29 Sep 2026US 12,746,590 B2Blm S.P.A.
- Hairpin alignment device for hairpin winding motor8 Sep 2026US 12,732,073 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Fast part forming using intelligent robotic system with interchangeable tools1 Sep 2026US 12,722,237 B2Machina Labs, Inc.
- System for accurately punching holes in a profile and its method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,936 B2Soenen Technology NV
- Manufacturing method for a metallic part and associated metallic part8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307131 A1
- Systems, apparatus, and methods of adjustably building rebar structure24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284732 A1Builders FirstSource, Inc.
- Process for manufacturing vehicle parts24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284733 A1
- Centering unit, centering system and centering method for sheets at line start of stamping line17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273610 A1Jier Machine-Tool Group Co.Ltd
- Apparatus for collecting bulk layered packs for electrical use3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257265 A1Corrada S.p.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Clamping device for holding and clamping components118US 8,720,876 B2EDAG GmbH & Co. KGaA · 2014
- Work transfer apparatus for transfer press100US 7,210,326 B2Komatsu Ltd. · 2007
- Apparatus for synchronizing advance of web and rotational speed of bucket or like method65US 4,165,666 APreston Engravers, Inc. · 1979
- Press control system59US 4,206,666 AJames Joseph Morrison Management Ltd. · 1980
- Malfunction detector59US 4,837,656 A1989