B22F 12/44
Characterised by the configuration of the radiation means
Official title: characterised by the configuration of the radiation means
B22F12/44 (Characterised by the configuration of the radiation means) appears on 968 US grants and 1,531 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B22F- Granted patents
- 968
- Published applications
- 1,531
- Assignees
- 377
- Inventors
- 2,008
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 14 |
| 2014 | 4 | 20 |
| 2015 | 7 | 57 |
| 2016 | 17 | 83 |
| 2017 | 40 | 145 |
| 2018 | 40 | 207 |
| 2019 | 74 | 166 |
| 2020 | 139 | 141 |
| 2021 | 124 | 157 |
| 2022 | 112 | 132 |
| 2023 | 93 | 112 |
| 2024 | 124 | 109 |
| 2025 | 81 | 97 |
| 2026 | 47 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device for the generative manufacturing of components, in particular by means of selective melting or sintering6 Oct 2026US 12,752,343 B2Kurtz GmbH
- Exchangeable beam entry window for am system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,601 B2Divergent Technologies, Inc.
- Optics in three-dimensional printing29 Sep 2026US 12,746,725 B2Velo3D, Inc.
- High speed light valve system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,418 B2Seurat Technologies, Inc.
- Electron beam additive manufacturing system and control components15 Sep 2026US 12,734,582 B2Sciaky, Inc.
- Optical system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295941 A1VulcanForms Inc.
- Method of laser-electron beam composite additive manufacturing and system thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273625 A1Shandong University
- System And Method For High Power Diode Based Additive Manufacturing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273840 A1Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
- Optical system adjustment20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241459 A1Velo3D, Inc.
- Additive manufacturing device and additive manufacturing method23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208265 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for producing parts by selective sintering887US 4,863,538 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1989
- Forming structures from CAD solid models580US 6,391,251 B1Optomec Design Company · 2002
- Multiple material systems for selective beam sintering380US 4,944,817 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1990
- Selective laser sintering with assisted powder handling352US 4,938,816 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1990
- Apparatus and method for forming an integral object from laminations343US 4,752,352 A1988