B31F 1/0003
Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening, flattening or rim-rolling
Official title: {Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening, flattening or rim-rolling; Shaping by bending, folding or rim-rolling combined with joining; Apparatus therefor (shaping of tube ends B31F1/008)}
B31F1/0003 (Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening, flattening or rim-rolling) appears on 677 US grants and 397 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31F- Granted patents
- 677
- Published applications
- 397
- Assignees
- 273
- Inventors
- 720
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 48 | 0 |
| 1997 | 85 | 0 |
| 1998 | 51 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 7 |
| 2002 | 14 | 22 |
| 2003 | 13 | 27 |
| 2004 | 7 | 25 |
| 2005 | 5 | 20 |
| 2006 | 13 | 14 |
| 2007 | 14 | 16 |
| 2008 | 2 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 | 8 |
| 2011 | 2 | 17 |
| 2012 | 9 | 25 |
| 2013 | 14 | 25 |
| 2014 | 11 | 31 |
| 2015 | 29 | 22 |
| 2016 | 16 | 20 |
| 2017 | 14 | 10 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 |
| 2019 | 10 | 15 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022 | 13 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method of producing a packaging container, a packaging container and a curling tool28 Apr 2026US 12,612,204 B2GPI Systems AB
- Telescopic flanging inner expansion assembly and flanging device17 Feb 2026US 12,552,126 B2Shurcon Manufacturing (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for folding6 Jan 2026US 12,515,432 B2Curt G. Joa, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for manufacturing paper straws14 Oct 2025US 12,441,077 B2Novacart S.P.A.
- Machine for manufacturing disposable cups1 Jul 2025US 12,343,955 B2Ms2 S.R.L.
- 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 producing a packaging container, a packaging container and a curling tool6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225753 A1GPI Systems AB
- Device for banding products23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208898 A1Dutch Banding Company B.V.
- Vertical bagger using web-alignment score11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159260 A1Pregis LLC
Most cited
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
- Flower pot or flower pot cover having connected and unconnected segments in the skirt341US 5,152,100 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1992