B29C 55/005
Shaping by stretching: characterised by the choice of materials
Official title: {characterised by the choice of materials}
B29C55/005 (Shaping by stretching: characterised by the choice of materials) appears on 811 US grants and 728 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
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| 2026 | 9 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Film, laminated film, and packaging bag18 Aug 2026US 12,709,088 B2ZACROS Corporation
- Production of polymeric film14 Jul 2026US 12,679,053 B2Inteplast Group Corporation
- Tapered implantable device and methods for making such devices7 Jul 2026US 12,672,949 B2W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Composition, stretched body and method of manufacturing thereof2 Jun 2026US 12,643,964 B2Daikin Industries, Ltd.
- Bi-directionally oriented multilayer film28 Apr 2026US 12,611,849 B2Sabic Global Technologies B.V.
- Method for Manufacturing Porous Polymer Film2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184824 A1SK ie technology Co., Ltd.
- Processing of expanded polyethylene above the melt point18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167793 A1W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Crystallizable shrinkable films and thermoformable sheets made from reactor grade resins4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151970 A1Eastman Chemical Company
- Recording Material Containing a Coated Polyester Film21 May 2026US 2026/0138388 A1Agfa-Gevaert
- Extruded film containing poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) resin14 May 2026US 2026/0132286 A1Kaneka Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for producing porous products1,316US 3,953,566 AW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 1976
- Surgical fastening device and method for manufacture1,139US 4,671,280 AEthicon, Inc. · 1987
- Porous products and process therefor909US 4,187,390 AW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 1980
- Multi-layered poly(tetrafluoroethylene)/elastomer materials useful for in vivo implantation431US 4,816,339 ABaxter International Inc. · 1989
- Microporous sheet material, method of making and articles made therewith399US 4,539,256 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1985