B29C 51/12
Shaping by thermoforming , i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after
Official title: of articles having inserts or reinforcements
B29C51/12 (Shaping by thermoforming , i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after) appears on 349 US grants and 428 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 349
- Published applications
- 428
- Assignees
- 225
- Inventors
- 798
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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| 2024 | 21 | 17 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 |
| 2026 | 11 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Reusable recyclable thermoformed shipping containers14 Jul 2026US 12,679,589 B2P.R.A. Company
- Method for producing a tub-shaped sanitary object made of plastic with a visible side and a bottom30 Jun 2026US 12,668,018 B2Duravit Aktiengesellschaft
- Method of thermoforming a thermoformable polymeric sheet material over an insert23 Jun 2026US 12,661,844 B2Auria Solutions UK I Ltd.
- Method for producing a multilayer body and a multilayer body2 Jun 2026US 12,643,278 B2Burg Design GmbH
- Method of manufacturing fluid-filled chambers2 Jun 2026US 12,643,299 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Thermoforming sheet and decorative sheet9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192556 A1Teijin Limited
- Laminate film manufacturing method11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158733 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Upper mold device, processing apparatus having the same, and processing method26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084368 A1All Ring Tech Co., Ltd.
- Recreational vehicle front cap, rear cap, and aerodynamics26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054790 A1
- Mouthpiece manufacturing method1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000312 A1James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thermoformed apparatus having a communications device174US 6,943,678 B2Nextreme, LLC · 2005
- Triple sheet thermoforming apparatus, methods and articles96US 6,294,114 B12001
- System for molding thermoplastic sandwich material and deep-drawn article produced thereby86US 6,981,863 B2Patent Holding Company · 2006
- High performance fuel tank78US 6,661,339 B2Nextreme, LLC · 2003
- Method for molding a thermoplastic sandwich material74US 6,682,676 B1Patent Holding Company · 2004