B29B 11/00
Making preforms
Official title: Making preforms (B29C61/06 takes precedence {; combined with blow-moulding B29C49/02, with thermoforming B29C51/02; making preforms for manufacturing of light guides B29D11/00721})
B29B11/00 (Making preforms) appears on 1,966 US grants and 2,481 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29B- Granted patents
- 1,966
- Published applications
- 2,481
- Assignees
- 910
- Inventors
- 3,883
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 7 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 |
| 2003 | 12 | 15 |
| 2004 | 7 | 20 |
| 2005 | 5 | 34 |
| 2006 | 12 | 32 |
| 2007 | 13 | 41 |
| 2008 | 12 | 60 |
| 2009 | 19 | 66 |
| 2010 | 22 | 93 |
| 2011 | 48 | 76 |
| 2012 | 46 | 82 |
| 2013 | 51 | 98 |
| 2014 | 77 | 113 |
| 2015 | 68 | 152 |
| 2016 | 96 | 200 |
| 2017 | 109 | 181 |
| 2018 | 121 | 150 |
| 2019 | 159 | 158 |
| 2020 | 131 | 181 |
| 2021 | 123 | 160 |
| 2022 | 138 | 157 |
| 2023 | 132 | 122 |
| 2024 | 125 | 121 |
| 2025 | 111 | 99 |
| 2026 | 60 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Biaxially oriented thermoplastic pipette, and method and apparatus for forming same6 Oct 2026US 12,752,266 B2Corning Incorporated
- Method for manufacturing continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet22 Sep 2026US 12,741,399 B2Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
- Sheet-type fiber-reinforced composite having heterogeneous properties and method for manufacturing the same15 Sep 2026US 12,734,782 B2Kolon Spaceworks Co., Ltd.
- Unitary biochip providing sample-in to results-out processing and methods of manufacture1 Sep 2026US 12,722,157 B2ANDE Corporation
- Sheet molding compound production method, carbon fiber mat deposition apparatus, and sheet molding compound production apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,722,328 B2Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
- Shim for plugging the blind cavity of a sleeve24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284946 A1Safran Aerospace Composites
- Method of manufacturing a woven fabric for a composite component for a turbine engine17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275589 A1General Electric Company
- Concavity Diaphragm Forming3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258589 A1McLaren Automotive Limited
- Container preform made of plastics material27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249538 A1Sidel Participations
- Container preform made of plastics material27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249539 A1Sidel Participations
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multilayer plastic container and method of making the same136US 6,123,211 AAmerican National Can Company · 2000
- Vessel sealing instrument with reduced thermal spread and method of manufacture therefor133US 8,887,373 B2Covidien LP · 2014
- Synthetic reinforcing strands with spaced filaments130US 5,866,253 AIsorca, Inc. · 1999
- Methods for additively manufacturing composite parts119US 10,166,752 B2The Boeing Company · 2019
- Systems and methods for calculated tow fiber angle117US 10,006,156 B2Goodrich Corporation · 2018