B65H 45/12
Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form
Official title: Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines (B65H20/28 takes precedence; pleating, kilting or goffering textile fabrics D06J)
B65H45/12 (Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form) appears on 2,343 US grants and 1,807 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65H- Granted patents
- 2,343
- Published applications
- 1,807
- Assignees
- 604
- Inventors
- 2,892
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 27 | 0 |
| 1977 | 24 | 0 |
| 1978 | 28 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 27 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 43 | 0 |
| 1986 | 33 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 30 | 0 |
| 1989 | 38 | 0 |
| 1990 | 39 | 0 |
| 1991 | 57 | 0 |
| 1992 | 59 | 0 |
| 1993 | 40 | 0 |
| 1994 | 38 | 0 |
| 1995 | 41 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 49 | 0 |
| 1999 | 46 | 0 |
| 2000 | 53 | 0 |
| 2001 | 53 | 18 |
| 2002 | 33 | 61 |
| 2003 | 65 | 82 |
| 2004 | 76 | 99 |
| 2005 | 64 | 94 |
| 2006 | 59 | 75 |
| 2007 | 42 | 90 |
| 2008 | 53 | 97 |
| 2009 | 58 | 99 |
| 2010 | 65 | 96 |
| 2011 | 97 | 116 |
| 2012 | 82 | 98 |
| 2013 | 96 | 57 |
| 2014 | 66 | 90 |
| 2015 | 62 | 91 |
| 2016 | 52 | 63 |
| 2017 | 69 | 51 |
| 2018 | 61 | 53 |
| 2019 | 60 | 50 |
| 2020 | 42 | 54 |
| 2021 | 59 | 45 |
| 2022 | 45 | 56 |
| 2023 | 33 | 35 |
| 2024 | 40 | 62 |
| 2025 | 50 | 45 |
| 2026 | 21 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B65H 45/18Oscillating or reciprocating blade folders680
- B65H 45/14Buckling folders449
- B65H 45/16Rotary folders394
- B65H 45/28Folding in combination with cutting312
- B65H 45/22Longitudinal folders, i.e. for folding moving sheet material parallel to the direction288
- B65H 45/30Folding in combination with creasing, smoothing or application of adhesive241
- B65H 45/24Interfolding sheets193
- B65H 45/20Zig-zag folders179
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- 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
- Magic binding maker10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265993 A1GHI Inc.
- Method and machine for folding sheets3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257880 A1G. D S.p.A.
- Post-processing apparatus and image forming apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252023 A1Konica Minolta, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of scheduling copy sheets in a dual mode duplex printing system166US 5,159,395 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
- Apparatus for longitudinally perforating a web of paper in a rotary printing press110US 7,028,598 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho · 2006