B42B 2/02
Machines for stitching with thread
B42B2/02 (Machines for stitching with thread) appears on 46 US grants and 35 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B42B- Granted patents
- 46
- Published applications
- 35
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 62
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sheet bundle binding apparatus and rotation detection method17 Feb 2026US 12,552,631 B2Horizon Inc.
- Method and apparatus for sewing book blocks without blind stitch by means of hooks2 Dec 2025US 12,485,692 B2Meccanotecnica S.p.A.
- Stapling unit with an improved stitching head drive apparatus7 Oct 2025US 12,434,500 B2
- Leveler device of signatures on movable saddle of bookbinding sewing machine with gas jet17 Jun 2025US 12,330,439 B2Meccanotecnica S.p.A.
- Gripping device of sewing thread for bookbinding sewing machine with gas jet1 Oct 2024US 12,103,326 B2
- Stitching and folding apparatus and control method of stitching and folding apparatus31 Jul 2025US 2025/0242627 A1Horizon Inc.
- Sheet bundle binding apparatus and rotation detection method31 Jul 2025US 2025/0243031 A1Horizon Inc.
- Stapling unit with an improved stitching head drive apparatus13 Mar 2025US 2025/0083466 A1
- Book binding mismatch detection system and method20 Feb 2025US 2025/0058577 A1Lightning Source LLC
- Method and apparatus for sewing book blocks without blind stitch by means of hooks29 Feb 2024US 2024/0066906 A1Meccanotecnica S.p.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Stitching machine26US 4,196,835 AHarris Corporation · 1980
- Method and apparatus for tandem stitching of books in a bindery line23US 4,519,599 AR. R. Donnelley & Sons Company · 1985
- Stitching press for book blocks21US 5,087,163 AKolbus GmbH & Co. KG · 1992
- Method of manufacturing books or brochures20US 6,095,740 AGrapha-Holding AG · 2000
- Rotational switching apparatus with separately driven stitching head15US 4,858,539 AVeb Kombinat Polygraph "Werner Lamberz" Leipzig · 1989