B29B 9/00
Making granules
Official title: Making granules (in general B01J; chemical aspects C08J3/12)
B29B9/00 (Making granules) appears on 2,889 US grants and 3,203 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29B- Granted patents
- 2,889
- Published applications
- 3,203
- Assignees
- 1,560
- Inventors
- 7,421
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 27 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | 27 | 0 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | 31 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 41 | 0 |
| 1991 | 39 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 49 | 0 |
| 1994 | 37 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 44 | 0 |
| 1997 | 61 | 0 |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 |
| 1999 | 45 | 0 |
| 2000 | 53 | 0 |
| 2001 | 57 | 17 |
| 2002 | 60 | 61 |
| 2003 | 61 | 59 |
| 2004 | 46 | 59 |
| 2005 | 27 | 89 |
| 2006 | 41 | 92 |
| 2007 | 51 | 93 |
| 2008 | 31 | 73 |
| 2009 | 37 | 87 |
| 2010 | 53 | 122 |
| 2011 | 58 | 103 |
| 2012 | 72 | 124 |
| 2013 | 80 | 138 |
| 2014 | 75 | 142 |
| 2015 | 107 | 159 |
| 2016 | 100 | 155 |
| 2017 | 101 | 177 |
| 2018 | 111 | 152 |
| 2019 | 121 | 185 |
| 2020 | 137 | 199 |
| 2021 | 126 | 187 |
| 2022 | 116 | 187 |
| 2023 | 123 | 129 |
| 2024 | 131 | 184 |
| 2025 | 115 | 116 |
| 2026 | 54 | 114 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29B 9/02Making granules: by dividing preformed material1,738
- B29B 9/12Making granules: characterised by structure or composition1,293
- B29B 9/16Auxiliary treatment of granules838
- B29B 9/10Making granules: by moulding the material, i.e. treating it in the molten325
- B29B 9/08Making granules: by agglomerating smaller particles176
Recent patents
- Molding material, molded article, and production method for molding material6 Oct 2026US 12,752,321 B2Glencal Technology Co., Ltd.
- Underwater pelletizer22 Sep 2026US 12,741,398 B2Maag Germany GmbH
- System and process for converting waste plastic into a usable product22 Sep 2026US 12,742,052 B2
- Thermoplastic resin pellets and method for manufacturing thermoplastic resin pellets15 Sep 2026US 12,734,728 B2Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
- Extrusion methods for manufacturing seaweed-based films and pellets15 Sep 2026US 12,734,741 B2Notpla Limited
- Silicate Fiber Polymer Composite8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307297 A1Tundra Composites, LLC
- Methods for preparing fiber-containing particles with recycled reinforcing fibers1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295903 A1Vartega Inc.
- Recycling waste air filtration waste to make glass-reinforced thermoplastic composites1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295910 A1Johns Manville
- Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite from Airborne Yarn Waste and Cotton Waste Dust.24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286072 A1
- Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite With a Charcoal Additive24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286073 A1Bernastic, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Very low temperature casting of controlled release microspheres443US 5,019,400 AEnzytech, Inc. · 1991
- Extruded orally administrable opioid formulations380US 5,958,452 AEuro-Celtique S. A. · 1999
- Extruded multi-particulates364US 5,965,161 AEuro-Celtique S. A. · 1999
- Melt-extruded orally administrable opioid formulations299US 6,261,599 B1Euro-Celtique S. A. · 2001
- Process for the manufacture of filamentary abrasive particles264US 5,090,968 ANorton Company · 1992