B29C 49/6409
Thermal conditioning of preforms
Official title: {Thermal conditioning of preforms (B29C49/68 takes precedence)}
B29C49/6409 (Thermal conditioning of preforms) appears on 949 US grants and 843 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for producing molded body containing poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-based resin, and use of same22 Sep 2026US 12,741,409 B2Kaneka Corporation
- Apparatus, control system, and method for controlling the light transmission of containers15 Sep 2026US 12,734,743 B2Krones AG
- Bottle preform heating apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,734,744 B2Guangzhou Tech-Long Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd
- Method for manufacturing a PHA container25 Aug 2026US 12,715,170 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Apparatus and method for heating plastic preforms with spatially resolved temperature detection18 Aug 2026US 12,709,051 B2Krones AG
- Method for producing resin container and temperature control device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295920 A1Nissei Asb Machine Co., Ltd.
- Method for deforming a hollow body made of thermoplastic plastic and system therefor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295921 A1BEGA Gantenbrink-Leuchten KG
- Preform cooling tube1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295922 A1Amcor Rigid Packaging USA, LLC
- Post-mold processing of preforms17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273832 A1F&S Tool, Inc.
- Container preform made of plastics material27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249538 A1Sidel Participations
Most cited
By later US patents
- Block copolymer elastomer catheter balloons315US 5,556,383 AScimed Lifesystems, Inc. · 1996
- Hot fill container260US 4,863,046 AContinental PET Technologies, Inc. · 1989
- Pet container for hot filled applications260US 5,067,622 AVan Dorn Company · 1991
- Single-walled balloon catheter with non-linear compliance characteristic256US 5,833,657 AEthicon, Inc. · 1998
- Block copolymer elastomer catheter balloons192US 6,146,356 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2000