B29C 37/0053
Moulding articles characterised by the shape of the surface
Official title: {Moulding articles characterised by the shape of the surface, e.g. ribs, high polish (mould construction therefor B29C33/42; surface shaping of articles B29C59/00; by incorporating filler in or near the surface B29C70/64)}
B29C37/0053 (Moulding articles characterised by the shape of the surface) appears on 528 US grants and 465 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 528
- Published applications
- 465
- Assignees
- 359
- Inventors
- 1,216
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 13 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Urinal screens1 Sep 2026US 12,723,393 B2Fresh Products, Inc.
- Imprint apparatus, imprint method, and article manufacturing method16 Jun 2026US 12,654,387 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Component for vehicle interior21 Apr 2026US 12,606,116 B2Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method for texturing a polyamide10 Mar 2026US 12,570,037 B2Arkema France
- Opening device for a package, mold for molding an opening device for a package and package having an opening device30 Dec 2025US 12,509,276 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Multi-piece artificial animal appendage10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268806 A1
- Printing pad, method of manufacturing a printing pad, method of manufacturing a cover window using the printing pad2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184065 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- A multiple layer material, packaging material comprising such multiple layer material, and process for producing a multiple layer material14 May 2026US 2026/0131514 A1
- Patterned three-dimensionally molded footwear and methods of making the same30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116031 A1adidas AG
- Elastomeric Article with Imprinted Pattern on One Side1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000138 A1O&M Halyard, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of forming articles including waveguides via capillary micromolding and microtransfer molding512US 6,355,198 B1President and Fellows of Harvard College · 2002
- Apparatus and method for manufacturing an intracutaneous microneedle array410US 6,312,612 B1The Procter & Gamble Company · 2001
- Transferrable personalized grip for a handle assembly and method for making same393US 5,353,474 A1994
- Method for making open-cell, silicone-elastomer medical implant385US 4,889,744 AMedical Products Development, Inc. · 1989
- Template for room temperature, low pressure micro-and nano-imprint lithography296US 6,696,220 B2Board of Regents, The University of Texas System · 2004