B29C 48/0018
Combined with shaping by orienting, stretching or shrinking
Official title: {combined with shaping by orienting, stretching or shrinking, e.g. film blowing (B29C48/0017 takes precedence)}
B29C48/0018 (Combined with shaping by orienting, stretching or shrinking) appears on 1,622 US grants and 1,771 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 1,622
- Published applications
- 1,771
- Assignees
- 977
- Inventors
- 4,116
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | 26 | 0 |
| 1978 | 37 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 23 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 12 |
| 2002 | 16 | 33 |
| 2003 | 19 | 32 |
| 2004 | 27 | 43 |
| 2005 | 14 | 40 |
| 2006 | 26 | 41 |
| 2007 | 20 | 39 |
| 2008 | 12 | 38 |
| 2009 | 11 | 48 |
| 2010 | 17 | 46 |
| 2011 | 19 | 64 |
| 2012 | 23 | 47 |
| 2013 | 27 | 65 |
| 2014 | 39 | 95 |
| 2015 | 54 | 76 |
| 2016 | 54 | 86 |
| 2017 | 56 | 105 |
| 2018 | 65 | 114 |
| 2019 | 67 | 92 |
| 2020 | 67 | 86 |
| 2021 | 66 | 111 |
| 2022 | 76 | 114 |
| 2023 | 84 | 81 |
| 2024 | 97 | 105 |
| 2025 | 72 | 73 |
| 2026 | 43 | 85 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Biaxially oriented film15 Sep 2026US 12,734,740 B2NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
- Full polyethylene blown film through double bubble process15 Sep 2026US 12,734,792 B2ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
- Polymeric film and uses thereof15 Sep 2026US 12,734,793 B2Mylar Specialty Films U.S. Limited Partnership
- Crystalline and easily recyclable polyester heat shrinkable film and preparation method thereof8 Sep 2026US 12,728,579 B2
- Polyethylene sealant film with low friction containing recycled polymer8 Sep 2026US 12,728,630 B2Borealis AG
- Prosthetic Surgical Sling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306237 A1
- Method for producing plastics strapping bands8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307314 A1Teufelberger Gesellschaft M.B.H.
- Product8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307316 A1Kuraray Co., Ltd.
- Biaxially oriented film8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307318 A1NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
- Method for producing a single- or multi-layered film, single- or multi-layered, extruded, simultaneously biaxially stretched and thermofixed film and corresponding uses8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307320 A1Kuhne Anlagenbau GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for forming nonwoven webs1,405US 4,340,563 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1982
- Process for producing porous film or sheet171US 4,472,328 AMitsubishi Chemical Industries Limited · 1984
- Continuous apparatus for forming products from thermoplastic polymeric material having three-dimensional patterns and surface textures158US 4,128,369 AHazelett Strip-Casting Corporation · 1978
- Advanced polymer/wood composite structural member153US 5,486,553 AAndersen Corporation · 1996
- Advanced polymer/wood composite structural member151US 5,539,027 AAndersen Corporation · 1996