B22F 12/49
Scanners
B22F12/49 (Scanners) appears on 660 US grants and 985 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B22F- Granted patents
- 660
- Published applications
- 985
- Assignees
- 247
- Inventors
- 1,382
- 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 13 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 31 |
| 2016 | 7 | 57 |
| 2017 | 27 | 87 |
| 2018 | 24 | 162 |
| 2019 | 57 | 141 |
| 2020 | 105 | 98 |
| 2021 | 87 | 83 |
| 2022 | 83 | 90 |
| 2023 | 64 | 61 |
| 2024 | 73 | 58 |
| 2025 | 40 | 35 |
| 2026 | 23 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Chemical vapor deposition during additive manufacturing6 Oct 2026US 12,753,509 B2General Electric Company
- Method of controlling an irradiation system, irradiation system, computer program product and apparatus for producing a three-dimensional work piece22 Sep 2026US 12,741,316 B2Nikon SLM Solutions AG
- System and method for eliminating surface defects in an additively manufactured component1 Sep 2026US 12,722,205 B2General Electric Company
- Multi-laser system for additive manufacturing25 Aug 2026US 12,715,043 B2Prima Additive S.R.L.
- Additive manufacturing system with gas flow head25 Aug 2026US 12,715,072 B2VulcanForms Inc.
- Adaptive overhaul with two braze material and ct scans17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273628 A1Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
- Apparatus for producing an object by means of additive manufacturing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273850 A1Additive Industries B.V.
- Apparatus and method for producing an object by means of additive manufacturing10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264323 A1Additive Industries B.V.
- Optical system adjustment20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241459 A1Velo3D, Inc.
- Powder bed fusion apparatus and methods23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208266 A1Renishaw PLC
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
- 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
- Multiple material systems for selective beam sintering335US 5,076,869 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1991