B29C 33/3842
Manufacturing moulds
Official title: {Manufacturing moulds, e.g. shaping the mould surface by machining}
B29C33/3842 (Manufacturing moulds) appears on 1,551 US grants and 1,909 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 1,551
- Published applications
- 1,909
- Assignees
- 1,083
- Inventors
- 4,029
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 8 |
| 2002 | 25 | 30 |
| 2003 | 27 | 51 |
| 2004 | 29 | 59 |
| 2005 | 16 | 53 |
| 2006 | 29 | 52 |
| 2007 | 23 | 50 |
| 2008 | 26 | 63 |
| 2009 | 16 | 47 |
| 2010 | 30 | 66 |
| 2011 | 29 | 44 |
| 2012 | 33 | 66 |
| 2013 | 39 | 67 |
| 2014 | 37 | 66 |
| 2015 | 53 | 88 |
| 2016 | 54 | 107 |
| 2017 | 57 | 105 |
| 2018 | 65 | 108 |
| 2019 | 82 | 119 |
| 2020 | 78 | 112 |
| 2021 | 89 | 115 |
| 2022 | 73 | 113 |
| 2023 | 94 | 93 |
| 2024 | 87 | 91 |
| 2025 | 98 | 76 |
| 2026 | 42 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Mold manufacturing method and mold6 Oct 2026US 12,752,462 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Biaxially oriented thermoplastic polymer laminate films for luggage articles and methods of making the same6 Oct 2026US 12,752,508 B2Canco Hungary Ltd.
- Hybrid method of forming microstructure array molds, methods of making microstructure arrays, and methods of use15 Sep 2026US 12,734,730 B2Panther Life Sciences Corporation
- Molding die, method for manufacturing molding die, and method for manufacturing molded product15 Sep 2026US 12,734,731 B2Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Mould for injection moulding made by additive manufacturing18 Aug 2026US 12,709,044 B2Qtoll S.R.L.
- End mill, method of producing microlens production mold, and apparatus of producing microlens production mold1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295689 A1Dexerials Corporation
- Pre-fabricated attachments for molds1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295904 A1Align Technology, Inc.
- Injection mold system, method and article1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295905 A1Impossible Objects, Inc.
- Methods and systems for manufacturing molds24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284936 A1Ormco Corporation
- Respiratory simulation system including an anatomical model of the human nasal cavity configured for in-vitro inhalation studies and associated methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287578 A1Government of the United States (Air Force)
Most cited
By later US patents
- Forming structures from CAD solid models580US 6,391,251 B1Optomec Design Company · 2002
- Forming structures from CAD solid models321US 6,811,744 B2Optomec Design Company · 2004
- Molded surgical implant and method237US 6,786,930 B2Spineco, Inc. · 2004
- Devices, methods, and systems involving castings203US 7,141,812 B2Mikro Systems, Inc. · 2006
- Method for forming an embossing tool with an optically precise pattern183US 4,478,769 AAmerace Corporation · 1984