B29C
Shaping or joining of plastics
Official title: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00)
B29C (Shaping or joining of plastics) appears on 130,327 US grants and 127,329 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 130,327
- Published applications
- 127,329
- Assignees
- 33,422
- Inventors
- 201,564
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1403 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1171 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1358 | 0 |
| 1979 | 903 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1122 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1375 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1081 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1117 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1222 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1346 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1257 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1424 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1602 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1843 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1793 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1825 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1989 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1921 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1919 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2004 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2156 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2699 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2453 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2416 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2390 | 916 |
| 2002 | 2273 | 2768 |
| 2003 | 2412 | 3272 |
| 2004 | 2268 | 3744 |
| 2005 | 1692 | 3666 |
| 2006 | 1934 | 3464 |
| 2007 | 1711 | 3388 |
| 2008 | 1599 | 3632 |
| 2009 | 1435 | 3812 |
| 2010 | 2312 | 4219 |
| 2011 | 2423 | 4137 |
| 2012 | 2510 | 4285 |
| 2013 | 2817 | 4744 |
| 2014 | 3341 | 5358 |
| 2015 | 3551 | 6144 |
| 2016 | 3972 | 6612 |
| 2017 | 4302 | 6936 |
| 2018 | 4742 | 7279 |
| 2019 | 5650 | 7400 |
| 2020 | 5880 | 7604 |
| 2021 | 5752 | 7468 |
| 2022 | 5467 | 7088 |
| 2023 | 5436 | 5950 |
| 2024 | 5316 | 5658 |
| 2025 | 4852 | 4511 |
| 2026 | 2898 | 3274 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B29C 45/00Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a24,017
- B29C 65/00Joining or sealing of preformed parts19,242
- B29C 48/00Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle18,459
- B29C 70/00Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts17,811
- B29C 66/00General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts17,631
- B29C 64/00Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3d] objects by additive deposition, additive15,388
- B29C 33/00Moulds or cores11,507
- B29C 43/00Compression moulding, i.e. applying external pressure to flow the moulding material9,558
All 32 main groupsShow fewer
- B29C 35/00Heating, cooling or curing8,140
- B29C 49/00Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within8,091
- B29C 44/00Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material7,061
- B29C 53/00Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening or flattening5,243
- B29C 51/00Shaping by thermoforming , i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after4,774
- B29C 59/00Surface shaping of articles4,606
- B29C 37/00Component parts, details, accessories or auxiliary operations, not covered by group b29c33/003,956
- B29C 55/00Shaping by stretching3,919
- B29C 2793/00Shaping techniques involving a cutting or machining operationIndexing code3,903
- B29C 2949/00Indexing scheme relating to blow-mouldingIndexing code3,805
- B29C 41/00Shaping by coating a mould, core or other substrate, i.e. by depositing3,709
- B29C 67/00Shaping techniques not covered by groups b29c39/00 - b29c65/00, b29c70/00 or b29c73/003,633
- B29C 63/00Lining or sheathing, i.e. applying preformed layers or sheathings of plastics3,559
- B29C 39/00Shaping by casting, i.e. introducing the moulding material into a mould or3,303
- B29C 2791/00Shaping characteristics in generalIndexing code3,297
- B29C 2948/00Indexing scheme relating to extrusion mouldingIndexing code2,792
- B29C 71/00After-treatment of articles without altering their shape2,158
- B29C 73/00Repairing of articles made from plastics or substances in a plastic state2,055
- B29C 31/00Handling1,960
- B29C 61/00Shaping by liberation of internal stresses1,692
- B29C 2945/00Indexing scheme relating to injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume ofIndexing code1,547
- B29C 69/00Combinations of shaping techniques not provided for in a single one of1,381
- B29C 57/00Shaping of tube ends974
- B29C 2795/00Printing on articles made from plastics or substances in a plastic stateIndexing code448
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Most cited
By later US patents
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