B31F 1/0016
Folding edges
Official title: {Folding edges; Folding edges combined with joining; Reinforcing edges during the folding thereof, e.g. by introducing a thread; Folding the edges of a sheathing (B31F1/0029 takes precedence)}
B31F1/0016 (Folding edges) appears on 23 US grants and 22 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31F- Granted patents
- 23
- Published applications
- 22
- Assignees
- 17
- Inventors
- 41
- Latest grant
- 6 Jan 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for folding6 Jan 2026US 12,515,432 B2Curt G. Joa, Inc.
- Method of producing a packaging container and a packaging container23 Jan 2024US 11,878,840 B2GPI Systems AB
- Apparatus and method for folding25 Oct 2022US 11,479,008 B2Curt G. Joa, Inc.
- Method and device for the production of a number of coiled foil rolls11 Jul 2017US 9,701,507 B2Sml Maschinengesellschaft M. B. H.
- Picture display and mounting2 Aug 2016US 9,402,488 B2Millbrook Mouldings
- Methods and Systems for Preparing Blanks for Forming Carriers for Containers30 Jan 2025US 2025/0033312 A1Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for folding19 Jan 2023US 2023/0014324 A1Curt G. Joa, Inc.
- Method of Producing a Packaging Container and a Packaging Container17 Nov 2022US 2022/0363427 A1AR Packaging Systems AB
- Napkin16 Jul 2020US 2020/0223170 A1Gant Innovations Limited
- Apparatus, Methods, and Compositions for Producing Oriented Stretch Film In-Process25 Apr 2019US 2019/0118454 A1Paragon Films, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for covering panels with sheet material31US 4,248,657 ANational Service Industries, Inc. · 1981
- Method and apparatus for folding and sealing a floppy disc envelope14US 4,272,235 AThree Phoenix Company · 1981
- Dispensing container manufacturing apparatus and methods13US 3,952,676 AColgate-Palmolive Company · 1976
- Apparatus for the production of jackets for recording disks13US 4,347,091 ABASF SE · 1982
- Folding of flat sheet to exact interior height11US 4,530,729 AEvana Tool & Engineering Inc. · 1985