B21D 5/16
Folding
Official title: Folding; Pleating
B21D5/16 (Folding) appears on 105 US grants and 126 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21D- Granted patents
- 105
- Published applications
- 126
- Assignees
- 90
- Inventors
- 248
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 12 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for producing a recess using a bending machine, and bending machine configured for this purpose29 Sep 2026US 12,746,589 B2EVOBEND GmbH
- Method to produce electric motor conductor wires for high frequency1 Sep 2026US 12,726,089 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Processing machine, workpiece table and method for processing a workpiece4 Aug 2026US 12,697,649 B2EVOBEND GmbH
- Bending method17 Feb 2026US 12,551,939 B2Amada Company, Limited
- Tools for folding pieces of sheet metal and methods of manufacture and use thereof2 Sep 2025US 12,403,522 B2Diversitech Corporation
- Forming method for battery housing structure20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246029 A1Jiangsu RDF Precision Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method for producing an aerosol dome9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193017 A1Adval Tech Holding AG
- Cell Pouch Folding Jig16 Apr 2026US 2026/0106272 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Method for producing a seam using a bending machine, and bending machine configured for this purpose19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077398 A1EVOBEND GmbH
- Strong, modular, and programmable plate lattices having kirigami corrugations12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070304 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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By later US patents
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- Joint19US 10,518,596 B2Nippon Steel Corporation · 2019
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- Slip lock forming apparatus13US 4,803,879 A1989
- Rotary hemming device11US 5,404,742 AREADY Tools, Inc. · 1995