B29C 51/266
Auxiliary operations after the thermoforming operation
Official title: {Auxiliary operations after the thermoforming operation (B29C51/42, B29C51/44, B29C51/46 take precedence)}
B29C51/266 (Auxiliary operations after the thermoforming operation) appears on 469 US grants and 569 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Formed sheet membrane element and filtration system4 Aug 2026US 12,697,586 B2Fibracast Ltd.
- Method for forming an oral appliance14 Jul 2026US 12,679,018 B2Smylio Inc.
- Method for making a thin-walled acoustic component23 Jun 2026US 12,661,843 B2Safran
- Lamination method2 Jun 2026US 12,643,279 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Method of forming a container having a rolled rim12 May 2026US 12,623,807 B2Pactiv Corporation
- Polymeric materials with improved resistance through untrasonic treatment and dental appliances and other articles formed thereby17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273835 A1Bay Materials, LLC
- Container having a rolled rim, and method of forming a container having a rolled rim20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242090 A1Pactiv Corporation
- System for making a panel with internal ribbing and associated methods30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216945 A1D & D Manufacturing
- Techniques for securing models using a ball plunger16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200166 A1Institut Straumann AG
- Method for manufacturing decorative product and decorative sheet9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192506 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shock absorbing component and construction method281US 6,029,962 ARetama Technology Corporation · 2000
- Thermoformed apparatus having a communications device174US 6,943,678 B2Nextreme, LLC · 2005
- Plastic reinforced thermoformed pallet117US 5,046,434 APenda Corporation · 1991
- Insertable and prefabricated attachments for an oral appliance104US 10,881,487 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2021
- Triple sheet thermoforming apparatus, methods and articles96US 6,294,114 B12001