B29C 33/30
Mounting, exchanging or centering
Official title: Mounting, exchanging or centering {(moulds, mould parts or cores; B29C33/485 takes precedence)}
B29C33/30 (Mounting, exchanging or centering) appears on 1,499 US grants and 1,306 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 1,499
- Published applications
- 1,306
- Assignees
- 876
- Inventors
- 3,077
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 |
| 1995 | 32 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 34 | 0 |
| 1998 | 66 | 0 |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 |
| 2000 | 36 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | 3 |
| 2002 | 29 | 33 |
| 2003 | 24 | 38 |
| 2004 | 35 | 48 |
| 2005 | 22 | 39 |
| 2006 | 28 | 42 |
| 2007 | 26 | 55 |
| 2008 | 27 | 37 |
| 2009 | 23 | 62 |
| 2010 | 28 | 41 |
| 2011 | 41 | 47 |
| 2012 | 36 | 73 |
| 2013 | 36 | 56 |
| 2014 | 41 | 59 |
| 2015 | 49 | 48 |
| 2016 | 39 | 52 |
| 2017 | 52 | 56 |
| 2018 | 50 | 58 |
| 2019 | 44 | 59 |
| 2020 | 49 | 60 |
| 2021 | 70 | 63 |
| 2022 | 50 | 63 |
| 2023 | 46 | 54 |
| 2024 | 61 | 64 |
| 2025 | 49 | 55 |
| 2026 | 33 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 33/301Modular mould systems [mms], i.e. moulds built up by stacking mould elements345
- B29C 33/306Exchangeable mould parts326
- B29C 33/303Centering mould parts or halves264
- B29C 33/308Adjustable moulds201
- B29C 33/305Mounting of moulds or mould support plates156
- B29C 33/307Mould plates mounted on frames125
- B29C 33/32Using magnetic means42
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for forming optical lenses382US 4,113,224 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1978
- Method for forming optical lenses363US 4,197,266 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1980
- Method for the manufacture of pharmaceutical cellulose capsules328US 5,698,155 AGS Technologies, Inc. · 1997
- Polymer-coated stent structure277US 5,897,911 AAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1999
- Method for forming polyurethane cover on golf ball core246US 5,733,428 AAcushnet Company · 1998