B29C 31/085
Combined with positioning the preforms according to predetermined patterns
Official title: {combined with positioning the preforms according to predetermined patterns, e.g. positioning extruded preforms on conveyors (B29C70/30 takes precedence; for building tyres B29D30/08)}
B29C31/085 (Combined with positioning the preforms according to predetermined patterns) appears on 90 US grants and 97 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 97
- Assignees
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- Inventors
- 229
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Composite forming apparatus, methods, and systems1 Oct 2024US 12,103,249 B2The Boeing Company
- Mold assembly for a vacuum forming process and a method of elongating membranes of the mold assembly14 May 2026US 2026/0131543 A1The Boeing Company
- Method of forming a composite preform14 May 2026US 2026/0131544 A1The Boeing Company
- Composite transfer system with plurality of composite positioning flippers6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339994 A1The Boeing Company
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By later US patents
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- Apparatus for compounding a fiber reinforced thermoplastic material and forming parts therefrom62US 5,401,154 AContinental Structural Plastics, Inc. · 1995
- Installation for the production by draping of multilayer structures formed from composite materials57US 5,427,518 ASociete Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs D'Aviation "S.N.E.C.M A." · 1995
- Method and apparatus for handling plies of composite material30US 4,861,406 AThe Boeing Company · 1989
- Polymer transfer and deposition molding device29US 6,264,462 B12001