B29C 45/278
Nozzle tips
Official title: {Nozzle tips (B29C45/2735 takes precedence)}
B29C45/278 (Nozzle tips) appears on 192 US grants and 177 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 192
- Published applications
- 177
- Assignees
- 60
- Inventors
- 241
- Latest grant
- 28 Oct 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 2045/2787Nozzle tips made of at least 2 different materialsIndexing code37
- B29C 2045/2783Nozzle tips with a non-axial outlet opening of the melt channelIndexing code32
- B29C 2045/2785Nozzle tips with high thermal conductivityIndexing code19
- B29C 2045/2782Nozzle tips metallurgically bonded to the nozzle bodyIndexing code13
Recent patents
- 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.
- Nozzle tip for injection molding17 Jun 2025US 12,330,355 B2INGLASS S.p.A.
- Side gate nozzle and injection mold17 Jun 2025US 12,330,358 B2Thermoplay S.p,A.
- Nozzle with removable nozzle tip configured for improved heating11 Mar 2025US 12,246,476 B2Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
- Hot runner nozzle for lateral gating11 Mar 2025US 12,246,477 B2Ewikon Heisskanalsysteme GmbH & Co. KG
- Insert for Hot runner6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225296 A1INGLASS S.p.A.
- Shut-off nozzle for injection molding23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208415 A1Moxietec, LLC
- Injector Nozzle Tip for Plastic Injection Molding Machines12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042248 A1INGLASS S.p.A.
- Method and apparatus for injecting a molten material during an injection molding process30 Oct 2025US 2025/0332773 A1INGLASS S.p.A.
- Nozzle insert and nozzle for an injection moulding tool1 May 2025US 2025/0135695 A1Gunther Heisskanaltechnik GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tip heated hot runner nozzle87US 5,871,786 AKona Corporation · 1999
- Insulated modular injection nozzle system76US 5,879,727 AHusky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. · 1999
- Apparatus for injection molding articles of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate71US 5,492,467 AKona Corporation · 1996
- System and apparatus for injection molding articles of amorphous polyethylene terephthalate and similar materials64US 5,674,439 AKona Corporation · 1997
- Injection molding system with flanged insulating gate seal61US 4,981,431 AMold-Masters Limited · 1991