B65H 45/00
Folding thin material
Official title: Folding thin material (specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of particular products, see appropriate subclasses, e.g. D06F89/00)
B65H45/00 (Folding thin material) appears on 2,767 US grants and 1,969 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 2,767
- Published applications
- 1,969
- Assignees
- 780
- Inventors
- 3,490
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 35 | 0 |
| 1977 | 34 | 0 |
| 1978 | 35 | 0 |
| 1979 | 22 | 0 |
| 1980 | 32 | 0 |
| 1981 | 35 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 28 | 0 |
| 1984 | 37 | 0 |
| 1985 | 63 | 0 |
| 1986 | 53 | 0 |
| 1987 | 31 | 0 |
| 1988 | 46 | 0 |
| 1989 | 55 | 0 |
| 1990 | 48 | 0 |
| 1991 | 80 | 0 |
| 1992 | 71 | 0 |
| 1993 | 51 | 0 |
| 1994 | 47 | 0 |
| 1995 | 49 | 0 |
| 1996 | 38 | 0 |
| 1997 | 40 | 0 |
| 1998 | 58 | 0 |
| 1999 | 56 | 0 |
| 2000 | 68 | 0 |
| 2001 | 63 | 21 |
| 2002 | 38 | 75 |
| 2003 | 73 | 87 |
| 2004 | 83 | 109 |
| 2005 | 70 | 97 |
| 2006 | 67 | 82 |
| 2007 | 45 | 96 |
| 2008 | 58 | 103 |
| 2009 | 61 | 101 |
| 2010 | 70 | 103 |
| 2011 | 97 | 118 |
| 2012 | 86 | 105 |
| 2013 | 100 | 64 |
| 2014 | 69 | 99 |
| 2015 | 68 | 100 |
| 2016 | 58 | 69 |
| 2017 | 74 | 54 |
| 2018 | 69 | 62 |
| 2019 | 62 | 54 |
| 2020 | 46 | 57 |
| 2021 | 64 | 50 |
| 2022 | 53 | 60 |
| 2023 | 36 | 42 |
| 2024 | 46 | 78 |
| 2025 | 57 | 48 |
| 2026 | 24 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Advancement unit of sheets of paper in a machine for paper converting and related advancement method29 Sep 2026US 12,747,127 B2Valmet Tissue Converting S.p.A.
- System for support and movement of a stack of interfolded sheets during production of paper products in stacks of interfolded sheets in an interfolding machine8 Sep 2026US 12,729,091 B2Ot Lucca S.R.L.
- Interfolding machine8 Sep 2026US 12,729,092 B2Ot Lucca S.R.L.
- Methods for manufacturing an end-less pallet from less in width chain sheet material11 Aug 2026US 12,703,167 B2
- Post-processing device and image forming apparatus21 Jul 2026US 12,686,586 B2FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
- Apparatus and method for the energy cell manufacturing industry, in particular the battery cell manufacturing industry, for wrapping a stack8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312111 A1KöRber Technologies GmbH
- Device and method for the energy cell manufacturing industry for forming a stack comprising a plurality of segments and a material web1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302309 A1KöRber Technologies GmbH
- Stacking apparatus and stacking method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302313 A1Youil Energy Tech. Co., Ltd
- Belt manufacturing apparatus, folding-back roller, and belt manufacturing method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285636 A1Bridgestone Corporation
- Stacking machine17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274605 A1Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of scheduling copy sheets in a dual mode duplex printing system166US 5,159,395 AXerox Corporation · 1992
- Cut sheet and computer form document output tray unit151US 5,081,487 AXerox Corporation · 1992
- Modular finisher for a reproduction apparatus135US 5,080,340 AEastman Kodak Company · 1992
- Pouch machine for making maximum volume pouch127US 5,699,653 ACloud Corporation · 1997
- Web folding apparatus125US 4,421,501 A1983