B28B 11/24
Apparatus or processes for treating or working the shaped or preshaped articles
Official title: for curing, setting or hardening (processes for influencing or modifying the setting or hardening ability of mortars, concrete or artificial stone compositions, in general C04B40/00)
B28B11/24 (Apparatus or processes for treating or working the shaped or preshaped articles) appears on 747 US grants and 975 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B28B- Granted patents
- 747
- Published applications
- 975
- Assignees
- 510
- Inventors
- 2,037
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 13 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6 | 11 |
| 2007 | 5 | 14 |
| 2008 | 4 | 13 |
| 2009 | 7 | 21 |
| 2010 | 9 | 18 |
| 2011 | 12 | 24 |
| 2012 | 12 | 25 |
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| 2016 | 24 | 49 |
| 2017 | 30 | 67 |
| 2018 | 35 | 86 |
| 2019 | 48 | 72 |
| 2020 | 60 | 74 |
| 2021 | 59 | 77 |
| 2022 | 49 | 82 |
| 2023 | 49 | 59 |
| 2024 | 49 | 47 |
| 2025 | 45 | 53 |
| 2026 | 34 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B28B 11/243Setting438
- B28B 11/245Curing concrete articles173
- B28B 11/241Using microwave heating means73
- B28B 11/248Supports for drying41
- B28B 11/247Controlling the humidity during curing, setting or hardening38
- B28B 11/242By passing an electric current through wires, rods or reinforcing members incorporated14
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