B31D 2205/0047
Feeding, guiding or shaping the material
B31D2205/0047 (Feeding, guiding or shaping the material) appears on 387 US grants and 372 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31D- Granted patents
- 387
- Published applications
- 372
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 311
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 4 |
| 2002 | 7 | 12 |
| 2003 | 8 | 10 |
| 2004 | 9 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 7 | 14 |
| 2008 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 12 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 |
| 2011 | 10 | 14 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 10 | 11 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11 |
| 2015 | 4 | 11 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 12 |
| 2018 | 3 | 13 |
| 2019 | 9 | 19 |
| 2020 | 9 | 29 |
| 2021 | 19 | 29 |
| 2022 | 34 | 30 |
| 2023 | 24 | 27 |
| 2024 | 32 | 29 |
| 2025 | 20 | 23 |
| 2026 | 14 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Void fill packaging product and methods for making11 Aug 2026US 12,703,555 B2Temperpack Technologies, Inc.
- Forming station with guide wall28 Jul 2026US 12,691,656 B2Sprick GmbH Bielefelder Papier- und Wellpappenwerke & Co.
- Conveyor belt6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225340 A1Sprick GmbH Bielefelder Papier- und Wellpappenwerke & Co.
- Brake system and method for a dunnage conversion machine16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200198 A1Ranpak Corp.
- Machine and method for producing dunnage having an x-shaped cross-section profile16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200199 A1Ranpak Corp.
- Slit Sheet Tensioning Device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166840 A1HexcelPack, LLC
- Apparatus and method for making a pouch package4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151980 A1Ranpak Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mechanism and method for producing cushioning dunnage141US 4,717,613 ARanpak Corp. · 1988
- Method and mechanism for producing cushioning dunnage product130US 4,750,896 ARanpak Corp. · 1988
- Downsized cushioning dunnage conversion machine and cutting assemblies for use on such a machine125US 5,123,889 ARanpak Corp. · 1992
- Cushioning dunnage mechanism, transfer cart therefor, and method124US 4,026,198 ARanpak Corp. · 1977
- Stitching gear assembly having perforating projections thereon, for use in converter adapted to produce pad-like cushioning material, and method111US 4,968,291 ARanpak Corp. · 1990