B22F 12/90
Means for process control
Official title: Means for process control, e.g. cameras or sensors
B22F12/90 (Means for process control) appears on 1,562 US grants and 2,779 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B22F- Granted patents
- 1,562
- Published applications
- 2,779
- Assignees
- 610
- Inventors
- 4,000
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 17 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 10 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 9 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 | 12 |
| 2014 | 6 | 22 |
| 2015 | 5 | 49 |
| 2016 | 15 | 83 |
| 2017 | 37 | 208 |
| 2018 | 54 | 262 |
| 2019 | 106 | 274 |
| 2020 | 174 | 267 |
| 2021 | 170 | 315 |
| 2022 | 198 | 331 |
| 2023 | 207 | 247 |
| 2024 | 220 | 268 |
| 2025 | 193 | 239 |
| 2026 | 98 | 121 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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
- Optics in three-dimensional printing29 Sep 2026US 12,746,725 B2Velo3D, Inc.
- Series enabled multi-material extrusion technology29 Sep 2026US 12,747,129 B2Mosaic Manufacturing Ltd.
- Material manipulation in three-dimensional printing22 Sep 2026US 12,741,318 B2Velo3D, Inc.
- Paste deposition system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307152 A1Tritone Technologies Ltd.
- Additive manufacturing systems and related methods utilizing risley prism beam steering8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307171 A1VulcanForms Inc.
- Additive manufacturing apparatus, method for controlling additive manufacturing apparatus, and control program for controlling additive manufacturing apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295680 A1Dmg Mori Co., Ltd.
- Methods for partial sintering of powder to create larger powder particles for additive manufacturing processes17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273617 A1Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
- Method of laser-electron beam composite additive manufacturing and system thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273625 A1Shandong University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fabricating multi-part assemblies597US 9,815,118 B1Desktop Metal, Inc. · 2017
- Forming structures from CAD solid models580US 6,391,251 B1Optomec Design Company · 2002
- Laminated object manufacturing apparatus and method364US 5,876,550 AHelisys, Inc. · 1999
- Thermal control of selective laser sintering via control of the laser scan303US 5,352,405 ADTM Corporation · 1994
- Apparatus and method for forming an integral object from laminations283US 5,354,414 A1994