B29C 51/00
Shaping by thermoforming , i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after
Official title: Shaping by thermoforming {, i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after heating}, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawing; Apparatus therefor {(blow moulding of tubular preforms B29C49/00, deforming of tubular or hollow preforms B29C67/0014)}
B29C51/00 (Shaping by thermoforming , i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after) appears on 4,774 US grants and 4,303 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 4,774
- Published applications
- 4,303
- Assignees
- 2,333
- Inventors
- 8,999
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 74 | 0 |
| 1977 | 54 | 0 |
| 1978 | 69 | 0 |
| 1979 | 47 | 0 |
| 1980 | 51 | 0 |
| 1981 | 59 | 0 |
| 1982 | 47 | 0 |
| 1983 | 57 | 0 |
| 1984 | 54 | 0 |
| 1985 | 61 | 0 |
| 1986 | 55 | 0 |
| 1987 | 62 | 0 |
| 1988 | 66 | 0 |
| 1989 | 72 | 0 |
| 1990 | 76 | 0 |
| 1991 | 71 | 0 |
| 1992 | 78 | 0 |
| 1993 | 83 | 0 |
| 1994 | 73 | 0 |
| 1995 | 83 | 0 |
| 1996 | 130 | 0 |
| 1997 | 157 | 0 |
| 1998 | 159 | 0 |
| 1999 | 110 | 0 |
| 2000 | 92 | 0 |
| 2001 | 97 | 50 |
| 2002 | 88 | 121 |
| 2003 | 74 | 114 |
| 2004 | 73 | 131 |
| 2005 | 44 | 135 |
| 2006 | 55 | 140 |
| 2007 | 43 | 128 |
| 2008 | 54 | 151 |
| 2009 | 48 | 165 |
| 2010 | 102 | 118 |
| 2011 | 92 | 160 |
| 2012 | 87 | 148 |
| 2013 | 99 | 166 |
| 2014 | 101 | 172 |
| 2015 | 107 | 205 |
| 2016 | 129 | 210 |
| 2017 | 123 | 217 |
| 2018 | 157 | 230 |
| 2019 | 174 | 210 |
| 2020 | 161 | 243 |
| 2021 | 172 | 213 |
| 2022 | 159 | 236 |
| 2023 | 167 | 190 |
| 2024 | 176 | 165 |
| 2025 | 146 | 171 |
| 2026 | 106 | 114 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 51/26Component parts, details or accessories2,375
- B29C 51/08Deep drawing or matched-mould forming, i.e. using mechanical means only1,348
- B29C 51/10Forming by pressure difference1,317
- B29C 51/14Shaping by thermoforming , i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after913
- B29C 51/002Shaping by thermoforming , i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after646
- B29C 51/18Thermoforming apparatus556
- B29C 51/16Lining or labelling420
- B29C 51/02Combined thermoforming and manufacture of the preform403
Recent patents
- Wearable article and method of manufacturing a wearable article6 Oct 2026US 12,751,509 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Vacuum forming method for membrane-like objects having protruding structures and forming apparatus thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,746,715 B2
- Container for package29 Sep 2026US 12,747,087 B2Berry Global, Inc.
- Article of footwear including a sole structure22 Sep 2026US 12,740,618 B2NIKE, Inc.
- System and method of manufacturing fiber based articles with steam molding8 Sep 2026US 12,728,583 B2Persico S.P.A.
- Quality inspection system using three-dimensional imaging scan of dental mold8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306221 A1Ormco Corporation
- Tray thermoforming apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307323 A1Cryovac, Inc.
- Jig and coating apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295923 A1Taikisha Ltd.
- Method and hot embossing device for decorating a non-flat surface of a main part with a transfer layer of a hot embossing film24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284957 A1Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. KG
- Shaped optical films and methods of shaping optical films24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285002 A13M Innovative Properties Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Article forming system696US 4,773,182 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1988
- Macroscopically expanded three-dimensional plastic web exhibiting non-glossy visible surface and cloth-like tactile impression688US 4,463,045 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1984
- Method for wrapping an object with a material having pressure sensitive adhesive thereon626US 5,111,638 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1992
- Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems619US 6,408,878 B1California Institute of Technology · 2002
- Multi-phase process for debossing and perforating a polymeric web to coincide with the image of one or more three-dimensional forming structures557US 4,609,518 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1986