B29C 51/10
Forming by pressure difference
Official title: Forming by pressure difference, e.g. vacuum
B29C51/10 (Forming by pressure difference) appears on 1,317 US grants and 1,398 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 1,317
- Published applications
- 1,398
- Assignees
- 827
- Inventors
- 2,998
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 36 | 0 |
| 1997 | 44 | 0 |
| 1998 | 55 | 0 |
| 1999 | 45 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 12 |
| 2002 | 20 | 29 |
| 2003 | 20 | 42 |
| 2004 | 22 | 45 |
| 2005 | 14 | 29 |
| 2006 | 16 | 50 |
| 2007 | 10 | 44 |
| 2008 | 22 | 46 |
| 2009 | 10 | 46 |
| 2010 | 44 | 45 |
| 2011 | 27 | 54 |
| 2012 | 25 | 47 |
| 2013 | 29 | 61 |
| 2014 | 39 | 50 |
| 2015 | 39 | 60 |
| 2016 | 34 | 63 |
| 2017 | 33 | 70 |
| 2018 | 53 | 95 |
| 2019 | 62 | 84 |
| 2020 | 52 | 77 |
| 2021 | 69 | 71 |
| 2022 | 62 | 80 |
| 2023 | 44 | 54 |
| 2024 | 49 | 56 |
| 2025 | 42 | 61 |
| 2026 | 43 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vacuum forming method for membrane-like objects having protruding structures and forming apparatus thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,746,715 B2
- Article of footwear including a sole structure22 Sep 2026US 12,740,618 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Rotatable mold apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,728,584 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Vacuum forming of thermoplastic bioabsorbable scaffolds for use in auricular reconstruction1 Sep 2026US 12,721,728 B2The Johns Hopkins University
- Polyester resin closures for containers1 Sep 2026US 12,722,351 B2Origin Materials Operating, Inc.
- Jig and coating apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295923 A1Taikisha Ltd.
- Systems and methods for manufacturing articles of footwear including a sole structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272113 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Vacuum forming method for membrane-like objects having protruding structures and forming apparatus thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273834 A1
- Rigid medical packaging made from crystalline or semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymers suitalbe for autoclave steam sterilization10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264311 A1
- Container having a rolled rim, and method of forming a container having a rolled rim20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242090 A1Pactiv Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articles of manufacture and methods for manufacturing laminate structures including inorganically filled sheets312US 5,830,548 AE. Khashoggi Industries · 1998
- Resilient bladder for use in footwear187US 6,119,371 ANIKE, Inc. · 2000
- Sheets having a highly inorganically filled organic polymer matrix172US 5,508,072 AE. Khashoggi Industries · 1996
- Articles of manufacture fashioned from sheets having a highly inorganically filled organic polymer matrix171US 5,506,046 AE. Khashoggi Industries · 1996
- Starch-based compositions having uniformly dispersed fibers used to manufacture high strength articles having a fiber-reinforced, starch-bound cellular matrix165US 5,679,145 AE. Khashoggi Industries · 1997