B31D 1/00
Multiple-step processes for making flat articles
Official title: Multiple-step processes for making flat articles {; Making flat articles}
B31D1/00 (Multiple-step processes for making flat articles) appears on 843 US grants and 721 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31D- Granted patents
- 843
- Published applications
- 721
- Assignees
- 458
- Inventors
- 1,307
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 38 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 9 |
| 2002 | 13 | 8 |
| 2003 | 15 | 17 |
| 2004 | 12 | 31 |
| 2005 | 6 | 25 |
| 2006 | 13 | 47 |
| 2007 | 12 | 23 |
| 2008 | 8 | 23 |
| 2009 | 7 | 18 |
| 2010 | 19 | 26 |
| 2011 | 13 | 20 |
| 2012 | 14 | 23 |
| 2013 | 12 | 27 |
| 2014 | 16 | 43 |
| 2015 | 18 | 34 |
| 2016 | 38 | 36 |
| 2017 | 17 | 43 |
| 2018 | 27 | 41 |
| 2019 | 28 | 34 |
| 2020 | 34 | 41 |
| 2021 | 30 | 29 |
| 2022 | 32 | 37 |
| 2023 | 28 | 32 |
| 2024 | 28 | 21 |
| 2025 | 17 | 25 |
| 2026 | 14 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B31D 1/02The articles being labels or tags548
- B31D 1/0043The articles being box parts not otherwise provided for99
- B31D 1/0031The articles being paper nettings77
- B31D 1/04The articles being napkins, handkerchiefs, towels, doilies, or the like48
- B31D 1/0075Multiple-step processes for making flat articles: by assembling47
- B31D 1/0018The articles being pull-tap closure discs for bottles, jars or like containers17
- B31D 1/0062The articles being adhesive strips or tape14
- B31D 1/0056The articles being package fasteners6
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- B31D 1/0093Involving impregnating6
- B31D 1/06The articles being handles6
- B31D 1/0037The articles being toilet seat covers4
- B31D 1/0006The articles being coffee filters3
- B31D 1/0068The articles being saucer or beerglass pads, liners for closing caps or3
- B31D 1/0012The articles being mounting corners for photographs or cards0
- B31D 1/0025Making articles having embedded wires0
Recent patents
- Material web with labels of different label variants and method for producing labels of different label variants29 Sep 2026US 12,746,734 B2Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG
- Extensible paper and its use in the production of expanded slit packaging wrap and void fill products22 Sep 2026US 12,741,798 B2HexcelPack, LLC
- Printed material and method for producing printed material1 Sep 2026US 12,722,357 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Labels with liner separation feature25 Aug 2026US 12,718,709 B2Iconex LLC
- Method for making a closure for a container4 Aug 2026US 12,697,796 B2Soremartec S.A.
- Greeting card for automated printing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273984 A1Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
- System and a method for manufacturing screw caps from cardboard or paperboard13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233485 A1Länsipahvi Oy
- Device for folding a packaging strip of a batch of containers6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225339 A1Sidel Participations
- Method of manufacturing and an article for a disposable lid with a window11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159288 A1HFA, Inc.
- Method for producing adhesive rolls provided with adhesive elements, and refilled cartridge unit30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116694 A1Tesa SE
Most cited
By later US patents
- Disposable absorbent article having elastically extensible topsheet682US 5,037,416 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1991
- Method for making a fastening system for a dynamic fitting diaper338US 5,399,219 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1995
- Articles of manufacture and methods for manufacturing laminate structures including inorganically filled sheets312US 5,830,548 AE. Khashoggi Industries · 1998
- RFID manufacturing concepts208US 6,451,154 B1Moore North America, Inc. · 2002
- Re-sealable label flap206US 4,840,270 ANice-Pak Products, Inc. · 1989