B29C 45/2703
Means for controlling the runner flow
Official title: {Means for controlling the runner flow, e.g. runner switches, adjustable runners or gates}
B29C45/2703 (Means for controlling the runner flow) appears on 139 US grants and 161 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Injection mold and method for manufacturing injection-molded parts5 May 2026US 12,617,133 B2WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
- Runner turn-off for a mold3 Feb 2026US 12,539,655 B2Progressive Components International Corporation
- Methods and apparatus for injection and manufacture of molded components with vacuum assist4 Nov 2025US 12,459,178 B2Crocs, Inc.
- Delivery device apparatuses, systems, and methods14 Oct 2025US 12,441,037 B2DEKA Products Limited Partnership
- Molding device with self-blocking feed channel1 Jul 2025US 12,347,701 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Delivery Device Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387960 A1DEKA Products Limited Partnership
- Injection molding device4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367867 A1Suntory Holdings Limited
- Runner turn-off for a mold6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340001 A1Progressive Components International Corporation
- Delivery Device Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods16 Oct 2025US 2025/0319639 A1
- Delivery Device Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296270 A1DEKA Products Limited Partnership
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for injection molding articles98US 4,828,769 AGalic Maus Ventures · 1989
- Apparatus for injection molding articles82US 4,900,242 A1990
- Mold die38US 4,126,292 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1978
- Apparatus for utilizing an actuator for flow control valve gates35US 6,824,379 B2Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc. · 2004
- Shooting pot with combined valve and piston26US 5,112,212 AHusky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. · 1992