B29C 44/56
After-treatment of articles
Official title: After-treatment of articles, e.g. for altering the shape
B29C44/56 (After-treatment of articles) appears on 946 US grants and 767 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Process for production of foam laminate product14 Jul 2026US 12,679,065 B2Proprietect L.P.
- Thermoplastic sheets and articles with variable lofting capacity26 May 2026US 12,636,852 B2Hanwha Azdel, Inc.
- Manufacturing method of foam sheet for shoes with TPU powder and recycled PU scrap powder5 May 2026US 12,617,916 B2Sam Bu Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Foamed sole components and method for making a sole with foamed sole components31 Mar 2026US 12,588,736 B2Skechers U.S. A., Inc. II
- Mat and method for manufacturing the same3 Mar 2026US 12,565,034 B2Parallax Group International, LLC
- Chemical foaming of interior components8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308345 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Method for manufacturing cleaning tool with surface roughness by cutting bubbles3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257405 A1
- Foamed sole components and method for making a sole with foamed sole components13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232075 A1Skechers U.S. A., Inc. II
- Method of automated processing of high-temperature-stable, closed-pore, rigid hard foams6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225293 A1Evonik Operations GmbH
- Manufacturing method of foam sheet for shoes with tpu powder and recycled pu scrap powder, foam sheet thereof, and foam sheet composition6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226244 A1Sam Bu Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.
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- Shape memory polymer foam136US 5,049,591 AMitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1991
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