B31F 1/00
Mechanical deformation without removing material
Official title: Mechanical deformation without removing material, e.g. in combination with laminating
B31F1/00 (Mechanical deformation without removing material) appears on 2,932 US grants and 2,322 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31F- Granted patents
- 2,932
- Published applications
- 2,322
- Assignees
- 1,029
- Inventors
- 3,838
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 29 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 43 | 0 |
| 1982 | 35 | 0 |
| 1983 | 26 | 0 |
| 1984 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | 37 | 0 |
| 1986 | 39 | 0 |
| 1987 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 50 | 0 |
| 1993 | 53 | 0 |
| 1994 | 60 | 0 |
| 1995 | 56 | 0 |
| 1996 | 104 | 0 |
| 1997 | 140 | 0 |
| 1998 | 107 | 0 |
| 1999 | 99 | 0 |
| 2000 | 105 | 0 |
| 2001 | 69 | 25 |
| 2002 | 63 | 81 |
| 2003 | 72 | 105 |
| 2004 | 60 | 98 |
| 2005 | 31 | 98 |
| 2006 | 39 | 72 |
| 2007 | 39 | 65 |
| 2008 | 33 | 74 |
| 2009 | 25 | 67 |
| 2010 | 64 | 79 |
| 2011 | 40 | 92 |
| 2012 | 55 | 110 |
| 2013 | 77 | 92 |
| 2014 | 68 | 113 |
| 2015 | 91 | 127 |
| 2016 | 77 | 75 |
| 2017 | 61 | 88 |
| 2018 | 72 | 119 |
| 2019 | 72 | 107 |
| 2020 | 87 | 92 |
| 2021 | 104 | 100 |
| 2022 | 95 | 105 |
| 2023 | 91 | 103 |
| 2024 | 92 | 94 |
| 2025 | 71 | 87 |
| 2026 | 53 | 54 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B31F 1/20Corrugating826
- B31F 1/07Embossing , i.e. producing impressions formed by locally deep-drawing777
- B31F 1/0003Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening, flattening or rim-rolling677
- B31F 1/12Crêping337
- B31F 1/0077Shaping by methods analogous to moulding317
- B31F 1/08Creasing277
- B31F 1/008Shaping of tube ends65
- B31F 1/36Moistening and heating webs to facilitate mechanical deformation and drying deformed webs53
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By later US patents
- Article forming system696US 4,773,182 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1988
- Method for wrapping an object with a material having pressure sensitive adhesive thereon626US 5,111,638 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1992
- Wrapping a floral grouping with sheets having adhesive or cohesive material applied thereto507US 5,181,364 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1993
- Method of wrapping a floral grouping with a wrapper having a central opening394US 5,205,108 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1993
- Method for wrapping flower pots using a self adhering wrapping material367US 5,199,242 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1993