B29C 44/46
Into an open space or onto moving surfaces, i.e. to make articles
Official title: into an open space or onto moving surfaces, i.e. to make articles of indefinite length {(B29C44/365, B29C44/367 take precedence)}
B29C44/46 (Into an open space or onto moving surfaces, i.e. to make articles) appears on 668 US grants and 490 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 668
- Published applications
- 490
- Assignees
- 367
- Inventors
- 1,498
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 29 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 30 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 4 |
| 2002 | 10 | 18 |
| 2003 | 10 | 19 |
| 2004 | 8 | 18 |
| 2005 | 6 | 13 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 | 13 |
| 2009 | 4 | 12 |
| 2010 | 3 | 14 |
| 2011 | 4 | 13 |
| 2012 | 8 | 17 |
| 2013 | 15 | 17 |
| 2014 | 12 | 17 |
| 2015 | 11 | 15 |
| 2016 | 13 | 23 |
| 2017 | 11 | 31 |
| 2018 | 6 | 25 |
| 2019 | 25 | 22 |
| 2020 | 8 | 28 |
| 2021 | 20 | 28 |
| 2022 | 15 | 37 |
| 2023 | 20 | 29 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 |
| 2025 | 18 | 26 |
| 2026 | 15 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Panel member production line30 Jun 2026US 12,668,003 B2Dow Global Technologies LLC
- Coextruded hemp composite board16 Jun 2026US 12,654,355 B2
- Surface finish manufacturing system and process12 May 2026US 12,623,391 B2Eva Last Hong Kong Limited
- 3D printing system for preparing a three-dimensional object with an autoclave28 Apr 2026US 12,611,815 B2Sulzer Management AG
- Foamable cellulose acetate compositions, foams and foam articles formed therefrom21 Apr 2026US 12,606,694 B2Eastman Chemical Company
- Blow up ratios in foamed sheet production processes27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249535 A1Eastman Chemical Company
- Anisotropic thin foamed polyethylene sheet and applications thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241618 A1MuCell Extrusion, LLC
- Monoextruded hemp composite board20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242604 A1
- Cellulose ester particulates having reduced moisture content for foam sheet production processes6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226197 A1Eastman Chemical Company
- Methods of thermoforming cellulose ester foamed articles6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226245 A1Eastman Chemical Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microcellular closed cell foams and their method of manufacture215US 4,473,665 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1984
- Process for forming gelatinous elastomer materials183US 6,413,458 B1EdiZONE, LC · 2002
- Stacked cushions177US 7,076,822 B2EdiZONE, LC · 2006
- Gelatinous cushions with buckling columns169US 6,026,527 AEdiZONE, LC · 2000
- Gelatinous cushions with buckling columns164US 5,749,111 ATekSource, LC · 1998