B21D 7/00
Bending rods, profiles, or tubes
Official title: Bending rods, profiles, or tubes (B21D11/02 - B21D11/18 take precedence; using mandrels or the like B21D9/00)
B21D7/00 (Bending rods, profiles, or tubes) appears on 1,184 US grants and 773 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21D- Granted patents
- 1,184
- Published applications
- 773
- Assignees
- 602
- Inventors
- 1,962
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 30 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 26 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 4 |
| 2002 | 18 | 16 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 |
| 2004 | 19 | 22 |
| 2005 | 7 | 31 |
| 2006 | 31 | 22 |
| 2007 | 21 | 15 |
| 2008 | 13 | 23 |
| 2009 | 14 | 20 |
| 2010 | 8 | 29 |
| 2011 | 16 | 31 |
| 2012 | 27 | 26 |
| 2013 | 25 | 38 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 |
| 2015 | 25 | 38 |
| 2016 | 21 | 37 |
| 2017 | 35 | 57 |
| 2018 | 36 | 43 |
| 2019 | 54 | 33 |
| 2020 | 35 | 49 |
| 2021 | 36 | 42 |
| 2022 | 50 | 49 |
| 2023 | 38 | 32 |
| 2024 | 24 | 33 |
| 2025 | 30 | 29 |
| 2026 | 18 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B21D 7/02Over a stationary forming member557
- B21D 7/06In press brakes or between rams and anvils or abutments330
- B21D 7/08Bending rods, profiles, or tubes: by passing between rollers or through a190
- B21D 7/12Bending rods, profiles, or tubes: with program control156
- B21D 7/16Auxiliary equipment107
- B21D 7/14Combined with measuring of bends or lengths101
- B21D 7/04Over a movably-arranged forming menber57
- B21D 7/10Bending rods, profiles, or tubes: by abutting members and flexible bending means9
Recent patents
- Method of bending and bending machine for the execution of a method of bending29 Sep 2026US 12,746,590 B2Blm S.P.A.
- Apparatus and method for bending elongated metal products15 Sep 2026US 12,734,572 B2M. E. P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici SpA
- Manual pipe bending apparatus having improved bending work convenience1 Sep 2026US 12,722,196 B2
- Fitting bending apparatus with pinching preventive function11 Aug 2026US 12,703,020 B2Daehan Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Robotic surgical systems and methods for rod bending4 Aug 2026US 12,697,156 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Systems, methods, and devices for automated bending of fixation plates8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307129 A1Ohio State Innovation Foundation
- Method for manufacturing stabilizer17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273603 A1NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- System and Method for Orientated Tube Bending13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233281 A1
- Power driven accessory drive for a clampable pipe bender16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199949 A1
- Forming device, forming system, and metal pipe28 May 2026US 2026/0145217 A1Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for contouring spine plates and/or rods229US 5,113,685 AAcroMed Corporation · 1992
- Systems and methods for arc and node design and manufacture117US 10,173,255 B2Divergent Technologies, Inc. · 2019
- Adjustable cam action rod bender for surgical rods106US 5,490,409 AK-Medic, Inc. · 1996
- Adjustable rod bending device for a corrective spinal rod which is used in a surgical operation97US 6,035,691 A2000
- Isothermal metal forming apparatus89US 3,988,913 AInternational Harvester Company · 1976