B29C 45/40
Removing or ejecting moulded articles
B29C45/40 (Removing or ejecting moulded articles) appears on 1,806 US grants and 1,629 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 1,806
- Published applications
- 1,629
- Assignees
- 1,093
- Inventors
- 3,349
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 36 | 16 |
| 2002 | 48 | 41 |
| 2003 | 40 | 64 |
| 2004 | 39 | 58 |
| 2005 | 31 | 52 |
| 2006 | 30 | 74 |
| 2007 | 33 | 57 |
| 2008 | 31 | 55 |
| 2009 | 21 | 41 |
| 2010 | 33 | 44 |
| 2011 | 29 | 64 |
| 2012 | 33 | 77 |
| 2013 | 51 | 65 |
| 2014 | 58 | 80 |
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| 2016 | 54 | 93 |
| 2017 | 41 | 82 |
| 2018 | 61 | 118 |
| 2019 | 79 | 65 |
| 2020 | 65 | 73 |
| 2021 | 63 | 56 |
| 2022 | 61 | 88 |
| 2023 | 54 | 42 |
| 2024 | 55 | 67 |
| 2025 | 53 | 55 |
| 2026 | 25 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 45/44For undercut articles741
- B29C 45/4005Ejector constructions394
- B29C 45/42Using means movable from outside the mould between mould parts345
- B29C 45/43Using fluid under pressure120
- B29C 2045/4078Using stripping meansIndexing code91
- B29C 2045/4063Preventing damage to articles caused by the ejectorIndexing code29
- B29C 2045/4068Using an auxiliary mould part carrying the moulded article and removing itIndexing code23
- B29C 2045/4084Progressive ejectionIndexing code15
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- B29C 2045/4057The ejecting surface being large with regard to the surface of theIndexing code14
- B29C 2045/4089Hollow articles retained in the female mould during mould openingIndexing code10
- B29C 2045/4094Ejectors located on the fixed mould halfIndexing code10
- B29C 2045/4073Ejection devices located outside the injection moulding machineIndexing code9
Recent patents
- Urinal screens1 Sep 2026US 12,723,393 B2Fresh Products, Inc.
- Valve housing and method for manufacturing a valve housing21 Jul 2026US 12,687,234 B2AVS, Ingenieur J.C. Römer GmbH
- Extrusion device30 Jun 2026US 12,668,005 B2Aisapack Holding S.A.
- Package closure and a method for producing a package closure26 May 2026US 12,637,266 B2Petro-Pack AB
- Flow-optimized line connector, and line connector assembly26 May 2026US 12,638,118 B2Norma Germany GmbH
- Nasal/oral cannula system and manufacturing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305976 A1Masimo Sweden AB
- Mechanical ejector8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307312 A1Merkle Portugal, Unipessoal, LDA
- Fabric and resin composite material part8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307339 A1Safran Aircraft Engines
- Molding system having a vision system and a method for optically inspecting molded articles27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249533 A1Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
- Mold and method for molding flexible externally toothed gear27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249573 A1Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Non-protruding optoelectronic lens1,266US 6,525,386 B1Masimo Corporation · 2003
- Mold tool for an optoelectronic element1,037US 6,830,711 B2Masimo Corporation · 2004
- Optoelectronic element with a non-protruding lens988US 7,067,893 B2Masimo Corporation · 2006
- Method of providing an optoelectronic element with a non-protruding lens861US 7,332,784 B2Masimo Corporation · 2008
- Nasal/oral cannula system and manufacturing493US 10,441,196 B2Masimo Corporation · 2019