B29C 45/66
Mechanical
Official title: mechanical
B29C45/66 (Mechanical) appears on 297 US grants and 279 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 297
- Published applications
- 279
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 520
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 13 |
| 2003 | 10 | 21 |
| 2004 | 13 | 15 |
| 2005 | 9 | 10 |
| 2006 | 11 | 9 |
| 2007 | 8 | 7 |
| 2008 | 5 | 11 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 14 |
| 2015 | 8 | 11 |
| 2016 | 11 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 6 | 13 |
| 2020 | 11 | 8 |
| 2021 | 14 | 18 |
| 2022 | 9 | 14 |
| 2023 | 10 | 16 |
| 2024 | 14 | 12 |
| 2025 | 11 | 9 |
| 2026 | 7 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 45/661Using a toggle mechanism for mould clamping129
- B29C 2045/664Using mould clamping means operating independently from the mould closing meansIndexing code30
- B29C 2045/665Using a screw or screws having differently threaded parts arranged in seriesIndexing code15
- B29C 2045/667Cam drive for mould closing or clampingIndexing code6
- B29C 2045/668Using tilting elements for obtaining mould clampingIndexing code0
Recent patents
- Housing and method for manufacturing the same1 Sep 2026US 12,722,333 B2Lite-On Technology Corporation
- Injection molding method and injection molding machine23 Jun 2026US 12,661,837 B2Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Mold clamping device and injection molding machine19 May 2026US 12,629,873 B2The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
- Mold clamping method for an injection molding machine14 Apr 2026US 12,600,071 B2The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
- Mold clamping device and injection molding machine31 Mar 2026US 12,589,537 B2The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
- Injection molding device and mold opening and closing device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273822 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Mold clamping device, injection molding machine, and mold clamping method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200152 A1The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
- Press-molding device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175494 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Injection molding machine and control device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166792 A1Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Injection molding machine and control device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166796 A1Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Injection molding machines having a brushless DC drive system82US 4,988,273 ACincinnati Milacron Inc. · 1991
- Mold clamping apparatus for molding machine35US 4,984,980 AUbe Industries, Ltd. · 1991
- Injection molding machine having a precision clamping unit29US 5,110,283 AMannesmann Aktiengesellschaft · 1992
- Mold opening/closing speed control device27US 4,696,632 AFanuc Corporation · 1987
- Direct-pressure mold clamping mechanism23US 4,929,165 A1990