D21H 5/0005
Processes or apparatus specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials
Official title: {Processes or apparatus specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to finished paper or board, e.g. impregnating, coating (applying liquids to surfaces in general B05; treating textile materials by liquids, gases or vapours D06B; impregnated or coated fibreboard D21J1/08; apparatus for making patterned paper D21H5/06; printing machines B41F)}
D21H5/0005 (Processes or apparatus specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials) appears on 181 US grants and 24 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D21H- Granted patents
- 181
- Published applications
- 24
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 217
- Latest grant
- 23 Sep 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- D21H 5/0012By bringing paper into contact with an excess of fluids, the paper61
- D21H 5/006Controlling or regulating42
- D21H 5/0025By contact with a device carrying the treating material26
- D21H 5/0042By pouring or allowing to flow in a continuous stream onto the25
- D21H 5/0047By spraying or projecting11
- D21H 5/005Involving several different techniques of application8
- D21H 5/0007Pretreatment of paper to which liquids or other fluent materials are to4
- D21H 5/001By treating paper or board in discontinuous form0
Recent patents
- Fiber-based microwavable bowls with selective spray coating23 Sep 2025US 12,421,668 B2Footprint International, LLC
- Antimicrobial biodegradable compositions for food contact articles22 Oct 2024US 12,123,144 B2Danimer IPCo, LLC
- Acrylate and non-acrylate based chemical compositions for selectively coating fiber-based food containers16 Jul 2024US 12,037,749 B2Footprint International, LLC
- Fiber-based microwave bowls with selective spray coating9 Jul 2024US 12,031,276 B2Footprint International, LLC
- Foldable paper-based substrates coated with water-based coatings and process for coating foldable paper-based substrates9 Apr 2024US 11,952,719 B2Cascades Sonoco Inc.
- Fiber-basfed microwavable bowls with selective spray coating15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015800 A1Footprint International, LLC
- Fiber-based microwavable bowls with selective spray coating31 Oct 2024US 2024/0360629 A1Footprint International, LLC
- Methods, apparatus, and chemical compositions for selectively coating fiber-based food containers31 Oct 2024US 2024/0360630 A1Footprint International, LLC
- Casting device, system and method of casting an mfc film11 Jul 2024US 2024/0226947 A9Stora Enso OYJ
- Casting device, system and method of casting an mfc film25 Apr 2024US 2024/0131549 A1Stora Enso OYJ
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pattern bonding and creping of fibrous products90US 4,507,173 AJames River-Norwalk, Inc. · 1985
- Process for discontinuous coating of a web by periodic deflection thereof against a fluid coating39US 4,020,194 AAcumeter Laboratories, Inc. · 1977
- Process and apparatus for coating webs and adjusting the wet application weight of the coating material39US 4,279,949 AJ. M. Voith GmbH · 1981
- Twin short dwell coater arrangement39US 4,357,370 ABeloit Corporation · 1982
- Paper coating apparatus37US 4,512,279 AConsolidated Papers, Inc. · 1985