B22F 12/57
Metering means
B22F12/57 (Metering means) appears on 233 US grants and 356 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B22F- Granted patents
- 233
- Published applications
- 356
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 649
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 27 |
| 2018 | 1 | 27 |
| 2019 | 15 | 33 |
| 2020 | 13 | 30 |
| 2021 | 24 | 49 |
| 2022 | 31 | 50 |
| 2023 | 32 | 29 |
| 2024 | 30 | 31 |
| 2025 | 30 | 27 |
| 2026 | 13 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Systems and methods for powder bed density measurement and control for additive manufacturing12 May 2026US 12,623,287 B2Arc Impact Acquisition Corporation
- Powder dispensing system for additive manufacturing13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233311 A1VulcanForms Inc.
- Build material supply systems for apparatus for the layerwise manufacture of 3d objects and method of build material transport6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225314 A1Stratasys Powder Production Ltd.
- Method for dispensing powder from an intermediate reservoir of a powder-bed fusion apparatus and a corresponding apparatus30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216793 A1SLM Solutions Group AG
- Powder supply apparatus23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208444 A1
- Powder distribution system and method4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151833 A1Sakuu Corporation
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
- Three-dimensional printing techniques723US 5,387,380 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1995
- Forming structures from CAD solid models580US 6,391,251 B1Optomec Design Company · 2002
- Selective laser sintering with assisted powder handling352US 4,938,816 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1990
- Method and apparatus for producing parts by selective sintering315US 5,017,753 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1991