B31F 1/07
Embossing , i.e. producing impressions formed by locally deep-drawing
Official title: Embossing {, i.e. producing impressions formed by locally deep-drawing, e.g. using rolls provided with complementary profiles}({B31F1/128 takes precedence;} corrugating B31F1/20; embossing in combination with printing B41F19/02, B41M1/24; typewriters for embossing B41J3/38; stamping in combination with deforming B41K3/36)
B31F1/07 (Embossing , i.e. producing impressions formed by locally deep-drawing) appears on 777 US grants and 841 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B31F- Granted patents
- 777
- Published applications
- 841
- Assignees
- 269
- Inventors
- 1,247
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 24 | 22 |
| 2003 | 23 | 37 |
| 2004 | 23 | 37 |
| 2005 | 13 | 44 |
| 2006 | 19 | 35 |
| 2007 | 15 | 23 |
| 2008 | 16 | 28 |
| 2009 | 9 | 22 |
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| 2023 | 34 | 35 |
| 2024 | 27 | 36 |
| 2025 | 23 | 33 |
| 2026 | 26 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for cutting, creasing and/ or embossing a cardboard and cardboard processing machine6 Oct 2026US 12,752,507 B2Bobst Mex SA
- Multi-layer absorbent cores and methods of manufacture22 Sep 2026US 12,740,898 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Continuous process for forming domed paper and structures25 Aug 2026US 12,715,192 B2Little Feet Packaging, Inc.
- Tissue product and method and apparatus for producing same25 Aug 2026US 12,716,174 B2Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Absorbent body for use in an absorbent article18 Aug 2026US 12,708,570 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Large format synchronized embossing process24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286714 A1Kronoplus Limited
- Discrete cells and emboss elements17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275645 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Embossed Tissue Products With Three-Dimensional Structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275648 A1Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Roll Assembly for Producing Non-Destructively Embossed Barrier Paper for Air-Tight and Water-Vapour-Tight Sealing of Packages, and Corresponding Method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264359 A1
- Arrangement for Producing Layer Adhesion of at Least Two Tissue Layers by Means of Cold Welding3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257447 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Extensible paper web and method of forming233US 6,458,447 B1The Proctor & Gamble Company · 2002
- Multi-ply fibrous sheet structure and its manufacture187US 4,320,162 AAmerican Can Company · 1982
- Polymeric web having deformed sections which provide a substantially increased elasticity to the web178US 5,366,782 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1994
- Method and apparatus for making absorbent structures with absorbent material155US 8,568,566 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2013
- Apparatus and method for embossing web material153US 4,211,743 ANauta Roll Corporation · 1980