B41F 21/06
Suction-operated grippers
B41F21/06 (Suction-operated grippers) appears on 28 US grants and 19 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B41F- Granted patents
- 28
- Published applications
- 19
- Assignees
- 20
- Inventors
- 46
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Machine for producing 3d screen-printed articles27 Jun 2024US 2024/0208202 A1Exentis Knowledge GmbH
- Machine for producing 3d screen-printed articles6 Jan 2022US 2022/0001661 A1Exentis Knowledge GmbH
- Vacuum tables9 Dec 2021US 2021/0379736 A1HP Indigo B. V.
- Fan assembly for a cut sheet inkjet printer, cut sheet inkjet printer and method for operating a fan assembly for a cut sheet inkjet printer15 Apr 2021US 2021/0107275 A1Canon Production Printing Holding B. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Suction apparatus22US 6,065,789 ASMC Corporation · 2000
- Process and device for the qualitative assessment of processed sheets19US 6,192,140 B1Koenig & Bauer-Albert Aktiengesellschaft · 2001
- Materials handling device18US 4,565,478 ASvecia Silkscreen Maskiner AB · 1986
- Sheet feeding apparatus for printing presses10US 3,942,787 AKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft · 1976
- Sheet feed apparatus for printer or the like10US 4,369,964 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1983