B29C 51/26
Component parts, details or accessories
Official title: Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
B29C51/26 (Component parts, details or accessories) appears on 2,375 US grants and 2,154 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 2,375
- Published applications
- 2,154
- Assignees
- 1,244
- Inventors
- 4,285
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977 | 27 | 0 |
| 1978 | 39 | 0 |
| 1979 | 19 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 27 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 22 | 0 |
| 1984 | 25 | 0 |
| 1985 | 23 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 32 | 0 |
| 1988 | 32 | 0 |
| 1989 | 36 | 0 |
| 1990 | 42 | 0 |
| 1991 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 46 | 0 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 |
| 1995 | 46 | 0 |
| 1996 | 65 | 0 |
| 1997 | 85 | 0 |
| 1998 | 71 | 0 |
| 1999 | 59 | 0 |
| 2000 | 41 | 0 |
| 2001 | 40 | 21 |
| 2002 | 46 | 70 |
| 2003 | 27 | 53 |
| 2004 | 38 | 57 |
| 2005 | 22 | 74 |
| 2006 | 23 | 67 |
| 2007 | 24 | 50 |
| 2008 | 27 | 47 |
| 2009 | 25 | 74 |
| 2010 | 42 | 47 |
| 2011 | 34 | 64 |
| 2012 | 32 | 56 |
| 2013 | 51 | 88 |
| 2014 | 40 | 77 |
| 2015 | 52 | 101 |
| 2016 | 69 | 90 |
| 2017 | 63 | 104 |
| 2018 | 76 | 129 |
| 2019 | 98 | 116 |
| 2020 | 84 | 130 |
| 2021 | 94 | 108 |
| 2022 | 102 | 126 |
| 2023 | 95 | 117 |
| 2024 | 104 | 101 |
| 2025 | 90 | 108 |
| 2026 | 61 | 79 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 51/30Moulds776
- B29C 51/261Handling means707
- B29C 51/42Heating or cooling659
- B29C 51/266Auxiliary operations after the thermoforming operation469
- B29C 51/46Measuring, controlling or regulating262
- B29C 51/44Removing or ejecting moulded articles225
- B29C 51/28For applying pressure through the wall of an inflated bag or diaphragm87
- B29C 51/264Auxiliary operations prior to the thermoforming operation69
Recent patents
- Vacuum forming method for membrane-like objects having protruding structures and forming apparatus thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,746,715 B2
- System and method of manufacturing fiber based articles with steam molding8 Sep 2026US 12,728,583 B2Persico S.P.A.
- Rotatable mold apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,728,584 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Textiles and articles, and processes for making the same25 Aug 2026US 12,716,151 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Laminating molding system and laminating molding method18 Aug 2026US 12,709,052 B2The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
- Quality inspection system using three-dimensional imaging scan of dental mold8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306221 A1Ormco Corporation
- 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
- Tool for manufacturing a cushion in the thermoforming process17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273833 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Most cited
By later US patents
- Article forming system696US 4,773,182 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1988
- Method for wrapping an object with a material having pressure sensitive adhesive thereon626US 5,111,638 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1992
- Method for wrapping flower pots using a self adhering wrapping material367US 5,199,242 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1993
- Method of making a flower pot or flower pot cover with pleated skirt343US 5,259,106 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1993
- Flower pot or flower pot cover having connected and unconnected segments in the skirt341US 5,152,100 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1992