Perforating
Official title: PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING (marking-out, perforating or making buttonholes A41H25/00; shoemaking A43D; surgery A61B; punching metal B21D; drilling metal B23B; cutting of metal by applying heat locally, e.g. flame cutting, B23K; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; details common to machines for severing B26D; drilling wood B27C; drilling stone B28D; working of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29; making boxes, cartons, envelopes or bags, of paper or similarly worked materials, e.g. metal foil, B31B; of glass C03B; of leather C14B; of textile materials D06H; for light guides G02B6/25; of tickets G07B)
B26F (Perforating) appears on 5,790 US grants and 4,978 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26F- Granted patents
- 5,790
- Published applications
- 4,978
- Assignees
- 2,825
- Inventors
- 10,580
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 84 | 0 |
| 1977 | 96 | 0 |
| 1978 | 77 | 0 |
| 1979 | 52 | 0 |
| 1980 | 75 | 0 |
| 1981 | 90 | 0 |
| 1982 | 80 | 0 |
| 1983 | 70 | 0 |
| 1984 | 86 | 0 |
| 1985 | 101 | 0 |
| 1986 | 99 | 0 |
| 1987 | 128 | 0 |
| 1988 | 102 | 0 |
| 1989 | 108 | 0 |
| 1990 | 122 | 0 |
| 1991 | 115 | 0 |
| 1992 | 105 | 0 |
| 1993 | 96 | 0 |
| 1994 | 111 | 0 |
| 1995 | 69 | 0 |
| 1996 | 92 | 0 |
| 1997 | 96 | 0 |
| 1998 | 125 | 0 |
| 1999 | 132 | 0 |
| 2000 | 120 | 0 |
| 2001 | 137 | 49 |
| 2002 | 93 | 120 |
| 2003 | 104 | 150 |
| 2004 | 100 | 187 |
| 2005 | 90 | 223 |
| 2006 | 109 | 195 |
| 2007 | 65 | 191 |
| 2008 | 66 | 187 |
| 2009 | 75 | 193 |
| 2010 | 116 | 228 |
| 2011 | 105 | 206 |
| 2012 | 112 | 198 |
| 2013 | 132 | 222 |
| 2014 | 164 | 237 |
| 2015 | 153 | 251 |
| 2016 | 159 | 236 |
| 2017 | 165 | 222 |
| 2018 | 170 | 247 |
| 2019 | 213 | 226 |
| 2020 | 222 | 202 |
| 2021 | 160 | 210 |
| 2022 | 149 | 203 |
| 2023 | 134 | 161 |
| 2024 | 157 | 151 |
| 2025 | 134 | 179 |
| 2026 | 75 | 104 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Recent patents
- Foodstuff crafting apparatus, components, assembly, and method for utilizing the same6 Oct 2026US 12,752,452 B2Cricut, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for producing a locking ring on a closure cap for a container6 Oct 2026US 12,752,453 B2Packsys Global AG
- Lithium ion battery processing method6 Oct 2026US 12,756,027 B2Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
- High-pressure fluid on/off valve and components and method of use of same29 Sep 2026US 12,747,803 B2Flow International Corporation
- Multipurpose drip irrigation tool22 Sep 2026US 12,741,361 B2Husqvarna AB
- Apparatus and method for manufacturing electrode plate8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307355 A1SK On Co., Ltd.
- Image forming system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285076 A1Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.
- Control method, processing device, and non-transitory recording medium24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285628 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Punching machine with replaceable punching core17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273789 A1Dongguan Jiaxi Office Machine Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for puncturing packaging tape on a packaging box17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273790 A1Walmart Apollo, LLC
Most cited
- Resilient plastic web exhibiting fiber-like properties732US 4,342,314 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1982
- Macroscopically expanded three-dimensional plastic web exhibiting non-glossy visible surface and cloth-like tactile impression688US 4,463,045 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1984
- Multi-phase process for debossing and perforating a polymeric web to coincide with the image of one or more three-dimensional forming structures557US 4,609,518 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1986
- Method for selectively aperturing a nonwoven web508US 5,628,097 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1997
- Solubility parameter based drug delivery system and method for altering drug saturation concentration448US 5,656,286 ANoven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 1997