B29C 45/231
Needle valve systems therefor
Official title: {Needle valve systems therefor}
B29C45/231 (Needle valve systems therefor) appears on 90 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 90
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 158
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2019 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Adjustment method for shut-off nozzle, shut-off nozzle, injection device, and injection molding machine30 Jun 2026US 12,668,008 B2The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
- Shut-off nozzle of vertical injection molding machine, injection device, and vertical injection molding machine16 Jun 2026US 12,654,372 B2The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for controlled injection fluid flow30 Dec 2025US 12,508,756 B2Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.
- Injection nozzle, injection apparatus, and injection molding machine30 Dec 2025US 12,508,760 B2The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
- Component for a nozzle of an injection molding apparatus as well as corresponding nozzle and injection molding apparatus28 Oct 2025US 12,454,085 B2S.I.P.A. Societa' Industrializzazione Progettazione E Automazione S.P.A.
- Shut-off nozzle for injection molding23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208415 A1Moxietec, LLC
- System and method for monitoring the closing position of a shutter pin2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183999 A1INGLASS S.p.A.
- Injection molding device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175490 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Shut-off nozzle for injection molding12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070272 A1Moxietec, LLC
- Method and apparatus for injecting a molten material during an injection molding process30 Oct 2025US 2025/0332773 A1INGLASS S.p.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for injection molding synthetic resin materials87US 4,106,887 AAsahi-Dow Limited · 1978
- Apparatus for the injection molding of thermoplastics60US 4,781,554 A1988
- Injection nozzle having guides for nozzle rod56US 3,952,927 AThe Standard Oil Company · 1976
- Plastic injection molding nozzle with gas assist35US 5,151,278 ANitrojection Corporation · 1992
- Shut-off nozzle33US 4,082,226 AEastside Machine & Welding, Inc. · 1978