Fibrous structures
US-11162224-B2 · Nov 2, 2021 · US
by elastic belts {(B31F1/18 takes precedence)}
by elastic belts {(B31F1/18 takes precedence)} · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B31F1/16 |
| Official title | by elastic belts {(B31F1/18 takes precedence)} |
| Display label | by elastic belts {(B31F1/18 takes precedence)} |
| Total patents | 106 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Fibrous Structure-Containing Articles
US-2021277606-A1 · Sep 9, 2021 · US
Methods of making fabric-creped absorbent cellulosic sheets
US-2021238805-A1 · Aug 5, 2021 · US
Soft absorbent sheets, structuring fabrics for making soft absorbent sheets, and methods of making soft absorbent sheets
US-11021840-B2 · Jun 1, 2021 · US
Fibrous structure containing articles
US-11015296-B2 · May 25, 2021 · US
Multilayer creping belt having connected openings, methods of making paper products using such a creping belt, and related paper products
US-2021070005-A1 · Mar 11, 2021 · US
Creped fibrous structures
US-2020354896-A1 · Nov 12, 2020 · US
Sanitary Tissue Products
US-2020325632-A1 · Oct 15, 2020 · US
Fibrous Structure-Containing Articles that Exhibit Consumer Relevant Properties
US-2020276786-A1 · Sep 3, 2020 · US
Fibrous Structure-Containing Articles that Exhibit Consumer Relevant Properties
US-2020276787-A1 · Sep 3, 2020 · US
Differential pillow height fibrous structures
US-10745864-B2 · Aug 18, 2020 · US
Creped fibrous structures
US-10745865-B2 · Aug 18, 2020 · US
Absorbent sheet made by creping a nascent web on a multilayer belt having openings
US-10731301-B2 · Aug 4, 2020 · US
Sanitary tissue products
US-10704202-B2 · Jul 7, 2020 · US
Fibrous structures exhibiting improved reopenability
US-10647088-B2 · May 12, 2020 · US
Fibrous Structures
US-2020109520-A1 · Apr 9, 2020 · US
Fibrous structures
US-10538881-B2 · Jan 21, 2020 · US
Fibrous structure containing articles
US-2019338467-A1 · Nov 7, 2019 · US
Soft absorbent sheets, structuring fabrics for making soft absorbent sheets, and methods of making soft absorbent sheets
US-2019257035-A1 · Aug 22, 2019 · US
Fibrous structure-containing articles
US-10385515-B2 · Aug 20, 2019 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B31F1/16?
- CPC B31F1/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “by elastic belts {(B31F1/18 takes precedence)}.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B31F1/16 (by elastic belts {(B31F1/18 takes precedence)})?
- Our database includes 106 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B31F1/16 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 5 in 2024 vs 4 in 2025 (latest complete years).