B65H 45/02
Folding limp material without application of pressure to define or form crease
Official title: Folding limp material without application of pressure to define or form crease lines (winding or unwinding fabrics for feeding to or from machines B65H16/00 - B65H27/00; folding garments for packaging purposes B65B; folding fabrics in sewing machines D05B)
B65H45/02 (Folding limp material without application of pressure to define or form crease) appears on 590 US grants and 324 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 590
- Published applications
- 324
- Assignees
- 302
- Inventors
- 935
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 22 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 26 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 4 |
| 2002 | 7 | 17 |
| 2003 | 9 | 12 |
| 2004 | 13 | 12 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 |
| 2006 | 12 | 13 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10 |
| 2011 | 3 | 10 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 9 | 43 |
| 2015 | 22 | 17 |
| 2016 | 17 | 16 |
| 2017 | 19 | 9 |
| 2018 | 18 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 14 |
| 2021 | 18 | 13 |
| 2022 | 18 | 14 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 24 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods for manufacturing an end-less pallet from less in width chain sheet material11 Aug 2026US 12,703,167 B2
- Methods and devices for laminating26 May 2026US 12,636,871 B2Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd.
- System and a method for stacking a fanfolded continuous web of sheet material13 Jan 2026US 12,522,465 B2Panotec S.R.L.
- Paper folding device9 Dec 2025US 12,492,096 B2Duplo Seiko Corporation
- Laminating machine18 Nov 2025US 12,472,735 B2Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.
- 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.
- Stack device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179998 A1Top Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Device for Z-Shaped Folding of a Separator and Method for Producing an Electrode Separator Arrangement11 Jun 2026US 2026/0163048 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cut sheet and computer form document output tray unit151US 5,081,487 AXerox Corporation · 1992
- Method of forming zigzag-shaped piles from a continuous band of a flexible material and machine for carrying out this method99US 5,064,179 ASyntone · 1991
- Sleeve flip over device72US 5,108,017 AUnion Special Corporation · 1992
- Method of forming a new pile after discharge of a completed pile in a pile-forming machine associated in particular with a printer and device for carrying out this method71US 5,062,597 ASyntone · 1991
- Drive platform for fabric spreading machines62US 4,475,729 ASpreading Machine Exchange, Inc. · 1984