B29C 45/46

Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into

Official title: Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould {(combined with mould opening, closing or clamping devices B29C45/70)}

B29C45/46 (Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into) appears on 2,024 US grants and 1,682 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 2,024
Published applications: 1,682
Assignees: 982
Inventors: 3,651
Latest grant: 22 Sep 2026

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B29C 45/46: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	30	0
1977	23	0
1978	23	0
1979	17	0
1980	16	0
1981	22	0
1982	17	0
1983	19	0
1984	19	0
1985	19	0
1986	23	0
1987	22	0
1988	30	0
1989	25	0
1990	30	0
1991	47	0
1992	46	0
1993	37	0
1994	31	0
1995	41	0
1996	42	0
1997	34	0
1998	48	0
1999	65	0
2000	53	0
2001	72	20
2002	65	52
2003	55	94
2004	46	85
2005	27	63
2006	61	79
2007	46	64
2008	34	87
2009	33	63
2010	61	64
2011	53	54
2012	31	51
2013	30	54
2014	36	47
2015	47	51
2016	45	57
2017	32	54
2018	37	64
2019	32	54
2020	48	62
2021	41	117
2022	71	98
2023	72	74
2024	76	72
2025	50	56
2026	44	46

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