E06B 9/06
Collapsible or foldable
Official title: collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type (bellows-type doors E06B3/94; roll-type grilles E06B9/18)
E06B9/06 (Collapsible or foldable) appears on 459 US grants and 414 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E06B- Granted patents
- 459
- Published applications
- 414
- Assignees
- 226
- Inventors
- 676
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 | 2 | 15 |
| 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 18 |
| 2011 | 7 | 13 |
| 2012 | 14 | 23 |
| 2013 | 16 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 | 20 |
| 2015 | 19 | 27 |
| 2016 | 19 | 31 |
| 2017 | 23 | 30 |
| 2018 | 19 | 26 |
| 2019 | 19 | 29 |
| 2020 | 25 | 16 |
| 2021 | 21 | 22 |
| 2022 | 15 | 25 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 |
| 2024 | 24 | 12 |
| 2025 | 16 | 11 |
| 2026 | 9 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Soft barrier11 Aug 2026US 12,704,020 B1Regalo International, LLC
- Flight deck barrier apparatus4 Aug 2026US 12,698,673 B2Harper Engineering Co.
- Gate structure7 Jul 2026US 12,674,350 B1
- Foldable wall systems26 May 2026US 12,637,901 B2A&C Future, Inc.
- Door operation system17 Mar 2026US 12,577,832 B2Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
- End cap for vane of a roller shutter3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258699 A1Louver-Lite Limited
- Articulating expandable barrier20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243036 A1
- Safety gate20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243130 A1
- Collapsible partition30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217370 A1Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Cargo loss prevention system and methods of use thereof2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184256 A1TORC Robotics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Child and pet security gate59US 6,161,334 ANorth States Industries, Inc. · 2000
- Flexible garage door screen58US 5,427,169 A1995
- Movable barrier for infants54US 6,375,165 B12002
- Panel structure for blocking windows47US 4,272,934 AClear Inc. · 1981
- In-house gated safety barrier having customizable layout47US 7,887,029 B2Carlson Pet Products, Inc. · 2011