B22F 12/50
Means for feeding of material
Official title: Means for feeding of material, e.g. heads
B22F12/50 (Means for feeding of material) appears on 1,773 US grants and 2,878 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B22F- Granted patents
- 1,773
- Published applications
- 2,878
- Assignees
- 738
- Inventors
- 4,034
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 32 |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 15 | 21 |
| 2007 | 18 | 19 |
| 2008 | 10 | 20 |
| 2009 | 10 | 14 |
| 2010 | 23 | 16 |
| 2011 | 13 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 8 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 27 |
| 2015 | 10 | 73 |
| 2016 | 29 | 103 |
| 2017 | 48 | 237 |
| 2018 | 59 | 244 |
| 2019 | 107 | 292 |
| 2020 | 178 | 277 |
| 2021 | 203 | 352 |
| 2022 | 228 | 344 |
| 2023 | 242 | 258 |
| 2024 | 235 | 220 |
| 2025 | 165 | 180 |
| 2026 | 90 | 99 |
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
- Real-time liquid metal droplet analyzer with spatial modulation in additive manufacturing29 Sep 2026US 12,746,602 B2Genesee Valley Innovations, LLC
- Methods and apparatus for additively manufactured endoskeleton-based transport structures29 Sep 2026US 12,746,706 B2Divergent Technologies, Inc.
- Series enabled multi-material extrusion technology29 Sep 2026US 12,747,129 B2Mosaic Manufacturing Ltd.
- Storage device for cartridge containers in an installation for producing three-dimensional components22 Sep 2026US 12,741,321 B2One Click Metal GmbH
- Methods of powder layering and componet manufacturing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307151 A1
- Paste deposition system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307152 A1Tritone Technologies Ltd.
- Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus for powder compact24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284744 A1Toyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
- 3d printing system utilizing a multi-material printing unit24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284750 A1studio 3e8, Inc.
- Methods and systems for additive manufacturing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273624 A1Ohio State Innovation Foundation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Three-dimensional printing techniques1,084US 5,204,055 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1993
- Method and apparatus for producing parts by selective sintering887US 4,863,538 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1989
- Three-dimensional printing techniques723US 5,387,380 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1995
- Fabricating multi-part assemblies597US 9,815,118 B1Desktop Metal, Inc. · 2017
- Forming structures from CAD solid models580US 6,391,251 B1Optomec Design Company · 2002