B22F 12/70
Gas flow means
B22F12/70 (Gas flow means) appears on 611 US grants and 948 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B22F- Granted patents
- 611
- Published applications
- 948
- Assignees
- 243
- Inventors
- 1,393
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 23 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 |
| 2008 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 11 | 13 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 11 |
| 2015 | 9 | 13 |
| 2016 | 3 | 34 |
| 2017 | 6 | 94 |
| 2018 | 16 | 93 |
| 2019 | 48 | 109 |
| 2020 | 74 | 80 |
| 2021 | 77 | 102 |
| 2022 | 73 | 94 |
| 2023 | 69 | 70 |
| 2024 | 70 | 81 |
| 2025 | 58 | 60 |
| 2026 | 30 | 18 |
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
- Exchangeable beam entry window for am system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,601 B2Divergent Technologies, Inc.
- Exhaust system for support removal apparatus22 Sep 2026US 12,741,319 B2PostProcess Technologies, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for producing three-dimensional objects by selectively solidifying a build material applied layer by layer8 Sep 2026US 12,728,595 B2TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
- Multi-laser system for additive manufacturing25 Aug 2026US 12,715,043 B2Prima Additive S.R.L.
- Optical system adjustment20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241459 A1Velo3D, Inc.
- Device and method for additive manufacturing with a protective gas flow for protecting an optical access window23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208268 A1Addup
- Apparatus and method for producing a three-dimensional work piece comprising a flow trap23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208269 A1Nikon SLM Solutions AG
- Layered structure manufacturing device and layered structure manufacturing method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199975 A1Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
- Chamber Systems For Additive Manufacturing9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192513 A1Seurat Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Forming structures from CAD solid models580US 6,391,251 B1Optomec Design Company · 2002
- Method and apparatus for producing parts by selective sintering315US 5,017,753 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1991
- Method and apparatus for producing a three-dimensional object303US 5,647,931 AEOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems · 1997
- Skillful three-dimensional printing197US 10,071,422 B2Velo3D, Inc. · 2018
- Selective laser sintering at melting temperature194US 6,215,093 B1Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e. V. · 2001