B29C 49/42073
Grippers
Official title: {Grippers}
B29C49/42073 (Grippers) appears on 536 US grants and 420 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 536
- Published applications
- 420
- Assignees
- 172
- Inventors
- 784
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 18 |
| 2004 | 17 | 15 |
| 2005 | 8 | 12 |
| 2006 | 10 | 11 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10 |
| 2008 | 5 | 15 |
| 2009 | 6 | 13 |
| 2010 | 10 | 24 |
| 2011 | 17 | 23 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 |
| 2013 | 19 | 18 |
| 2014 | 19 | 22 |
| 2015 | 19 | 22 |
| 2016 | 26 | 22 |
| 2017 | 15 | 19 |
| 2018 | 19 | 13 |
| 2019 | 17 | 22 |
| 2020 | 20 | 24 |
| 2021 | 18 | 20 |
| 2022 | 13 | 18 |
| 2023 | 20 | 22 |
| 2024 | 15 | 13 |
| 2025 | 16 | 12 |
| 2026 | 11 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 49/42085Holding inside the neck185
- B29C 49/42087Holding outside the neck137
- B29C 49/42075With pivoting clamps89
- B29C 49/42077With u-shaped holder39
- B29C 49/42079Using vacuum for gripping28
- B29C 49/42081Adjustable for different preform size13
- B29C 49/42091Holding bottom portion or sprue11
- B29C 49/42089Holding body portion10
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for conveying and checking containers, in particular preforms77US 6,808,382 B22004
- Coated polyester preforms and method of making same72US 6,391,408 B1Advanced Plastics Technologies, Ltd. · 2002
- Preform coating apparatus and method66US 5,509,965 AContinental PET Technologies, Inc. · 1996
- Methods for preparing coated polyester articles62US 6,676,883 B2Advanced Plastics Technologies, Ltd. · 2004
- Machine system for formation of molecularly oriented plastic bottles61US 4,140,464 AEmhart Industries, Inc. · 1979