B26F 1/00
Perforating
Official title: Perforating; Punching; Cutting-out; Stamping-out; Apparatus therefor (perforating by laser beam B23K26/00; subjecting the grinding tools or the abrading medium to vibration, e.g. grinding with ultrasonic frequency, B24B1/04; perforating by sand-blasting B24C; punching cards or tapes for statistical and record purposes G06K1/00)
B26F1/00 (Perforating) appears on 4,233 US grants and 3,760 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26F- Granted patents
- 4,233
- Published applications
- 3,760
- Assignees
- 2,087
- Inventors
- 7,760
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 60 | 0 |
| 1977 | 66 | 0 |
| 1978 | 54 | 0 |
| 1979 | 35 | 0 |
| 1980 | 49 | 0 |
| 1981 | 59 | 0 |
| 1982 | 54 | 0 |
| 1983 | 42 | 0 |
| 1984 | 63 | 0 |
| 1985 | 74 | 0 |
| 1986 | 78 | 0 |
| 1987 | 86 | 0 |
| 1988 | 68 | 0 |
| 1989 | 80 | 0 |
| 1990 | 90 | 0 |
| 1991 | 88 | 0 |
| 1992 | 78 | 0 |
| 1993 | 75 | 0 |
| 1994 | 81 | 0 |
| 1995 | 49 | 0 |
| 1996 | 72 | 0 |
| 1997 | 75 | 0 |
| 1998 | 101 | 0 |
| 1999 | 98 | 0 |
| 2000 | 92 | 0 |
| 2001 | 104 | 34 |
| 2002 | 70 | 93 |
| 2003 | 81 | 112 |
| 2004 | 69 | 152 |
| 2005 | 70 | 180 |
| 2006 | 81 | 158 |
| 2007 | 48 | 151 |
| 2008 | 54 | 149 |
| 2009 | 58 | 143 |
| 2010 | 93 | 176 |
| 2011 | 77 | 162 |
| 2012 | 88 | 156 |
| 2013 | 102 | 169 |
| 2014 | 98 | 159 |
| 2015 | 114 | 171 |
| 2016 | 110 | 169 |
| 2017 | 111 | 158 |
| 2018 | 122 | 186 |
| 2019 | 141 | 157 |
| 2020 | 164 | 153 |
| 2021 | 119 | 158 |
| 2022 | 113 | 160 |
| 2023 | 106 | 122 |
| 2024 | 121 | 109 |
| 2025 | 98 | 139 |
| 2026 | 54 | 84 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B26F 1/38Cutting-out2,019
- B26F 1/02Perforating by punching1,065
- B26F 1/18Perforating by slitting, i.e. forming cuts closed at their ends without removal490
- B26F 1/32Hand-held perforating or punching apparatus350
- B26F 1/24Perforating by needles or pins327
- B26F 1/26Perforating by non-mechanical means305
- B26F 1/0015Perforating: specially adapted for perforating tubes154
- B26F 1/0092Perforating means specially adapted for printing machines93
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
- Multipurpose drip irrigation tool22 Sep 2026US 12,741,361 B2Husqvarna AB
- Punching unit and sheet post-processing device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,394 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Catheter hole having a flow breaking feature15 Sep 2026US 12,734,328 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- 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
By later US patents
- 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