B29C 53/02
Bending or folding
Official title: Bending or folding (B29C53/22, B29C53/34, B29C53/36, B29C53/56 take precedence)
B29C53/02 (Bending or folding) appears on 1,503 US grants and 1,163 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 1,503
- Published applications
- 1,163
- Assignees
- 906
- Inventors
- 2,819
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 29 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 30 | 0 |
| 1982 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | 30 | 0 |
| 1996 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | 37 | 0 |
| 1998 | 37 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 4 |
| 2002 | 20 | 29 |
| 2003 | 27 | 29 |
| 2004 | 20 | 36 |
| 2005 | 16 | 42 |
| 2006 | 19 | 26 |
| 2007 | 14 | 24 |
| 2008 | 13 | 30 |
| 2009 | 8 | 31 |
| 2010 | 16 | 46 |
| 2011 | 17 | 39 |
| 2012 | 24 | 29 |
| 2013 | 25 | 53 |
| 2014 | 37 | 59 |
| 2015 | 41 | 58 |
| 2016 | 36 | 67 |
| 2017 | 42 | 68 |
| 2018 | 46 | 65 |
| 2019 | 63 | 52 |
| 2020 | 43 | 62 |
| 2021 | 51 | 64 |
| 2022 | 62 | 66 |
| 2023 | 42 | 60 |
| 2024 | 49 | 51 |
| 2025 | 54 | 41 |
| 2026 | 27 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Processes for the production of an extruded web material from plastic, extruded web material and transport containers6 Oct 2026US 12,752,468 B2Gebr. Scheidt GmbH
- Apparatus and method for vinyl sheet heating and bending6 Oct 2026US 12,752,474 B2American Regal Remodeling LLC
- Methods for forming electronic devices with bent display edges4 Aug 2026US 12,697,765 B2
- Device for folding of an edge portion of a closure cap4 Aug 2026US 12,697,787 B2Origin Materials Operating, Inc.
- Devices, assemblies, kits, systems and methods for shaping of elongated elements containing thermoplastic polymers21 Jul 2026US 12,686,163 B2CarboFix Spine Inc.
- Method and apparatus for manufacturing display device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264365 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for manufacturing fiber-reinforced resin material20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241647 A1Mazda Motor Corporation
- Shaped optical film20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243939 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Hybrid urethral stent and method of use13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232462 A1
- Forming table6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225304 A1Tusas- Turk Havacilik Ve Uzay Sanayii Anonim Sirketi
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articles of manufacture and methods for manufacturing laminate structures including inorganically filled sheets312US 5,830,548 AE. Khashoggi Industries · 1998
- Sheets having a highly inorganically filled organic polymer matrix172US 5,508,072 AE. Khashoggi Industries · 1996
- Articles of manufacture fashioned from sheets having a highly inorganically filled organic polymer matrix171US 5,506,046 AE. Khashoggi Industries · 1996
- Starch-based compositions having uniformly dispersed fibers used to manufacture high strength articles having a fiber-reinforced, starch-bound cellular matrix165US 5,679,145 AE. Khashoggi Industries · 1997
- Highly insulative cementitious matrices and methods for their manufacture157US 5,641,584 AE. Khashoggi Industries · 1997