B26D 3/08
Making a superficial cut in the surface of the work without removal
Official title: Making a superficial cut in the surface of the work without removal of material, e.g. scoring, incising
B26D3/08 (Making a superficial cut in the surface of the work without removal) appears on 597 US grants and 641 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26D- Granted patents
- 597
- Published applications
- 641
- Assignees
- 440
- Inventors
- 1,232
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 20 | 27 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 |
| 2025 | 23 | 21 |
| 2026 | 13 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Apparatus for making confectionery products21 Jul 2026US 12,685,323 B2Perfetti Van Melle S.P.A.
- Cholesteric liquid crystal film and manufacturing method thereof26 May 2026US 12,638,621 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Optical fiber cutter19 May 2026US 12,631,825 B2Sumitomo Electric Optifrontier Co., Ltd.
- Mineral wool facing tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295882 A1Ames Tools Corporation
- Capsule cutting apparatus and method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284916 A1Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
- Apparatus for processing predominantly rigid material sheets or material webs, and method for changing the configuration of such an apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257448 A1Kolbus Group GmbH
- Coating film cutting apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243645 A1Allgood Co., Ltd.
- Production tool for assisting in wrapping and shaping of wrap30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215473 A1Harvest Grande International LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical methods using one-way suture310US 5,931,855 AFrank Hoffman · 1999
- Method of forming barbs on a suture and apparatus for performing same155US 6,848,152 B2Quill Medical, Inc. · 2005
- Arrangement for providing an air bag deployment opening139US 5,082,310 ATip Engineering Group, Inc. · 1992
- Method of forming barbs on a suture and apparatus for performing same104US 7,225,512 B2Quill Medical, Inc. · 2007
- Rotary ultrasonic apparatus and methods98US 5,707,470 AKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 1998