B29B 2017/0203
Separating plastics from plastics
Official title: {Separating plastics from plastics}
B29B2017/0203 (Separating plastics from plastics) appears on 414 US grants and 431 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29B- Granted patents
- 414
- Published applications
- 431
- Assignees
- 303
- Inventors
- 1,181
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2025 | 17 | 34 |
| 2026 | 16 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and process for converting waste plastic into a usable product22 Sep 2026US 12,742,052 B2
- Apparatus and method for de-vulcanisation of rubber8 Sep 2026US 12,729,281 B2Electronic Systems S.P.A.
- Mechanical polyolefin recycling process28 Jul 2026US 12,691,623 B2Borealis AG
- Waste plastic density separation14 Jul 2026US 12,678,840 B2Eastman Chemical Company
- Chemical recycling of plastic dry fines14 Jul 2026US 12,679,950 B2Eastman Chemical Company
- Coating film removing device and coating film removing method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295928 A1Toray Industries, Inc.
- Recycling of self-sealing tyres27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249519 A1Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Method for cleaning bulk material, and separating device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233253 A1Wittmann Technology GmbH
- Method for recycling post-consumer absorbent article13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234358 A1Bostik SA
- Chemical recycling of plastic purge materials13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234359 A1Eastman Chemical Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for recycling mixed polymer containing polyethylene terephthalate107US 5,554,657 AShell Oil Company · 1996
- Recycling system100US 5,143,308 APlastic Recycling Alliance, LP · 1992
- Apparatus for processing medical waste91US 5,106,594 AStericycle, Inc. · 1992
- Carpet recycling process and system85US 5,535,945 ABASF SE · 1996
- Method for separation, recovery, and recycling of plastics from municipal solid waste76US 4,844,351 A1989