B29C 61/02
Thermal shrinking
B29C61/02 (Thermal shrinking) appears on 560 US grants and 296 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 560
- Published applications
- 296
- Assignees
- 239
- Inventors
- 667
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 41 | 0 |
| 1997 | 70 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 6 |
| 2002 | 10 | 20 |
| 2003 | 11 | 20 |
| 2004 | 11 | 20 |
| 2005 | 3 | 10 |
| 2006 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 10 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 | 17 |
| 2013 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 19 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 16 |
| 2021 | 13 | 19 |
| 2022 | 10 | 13 |
| 2023 | 7 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 |
| 2025 | 12 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Heat-shrinkable polyester film14 Jul 2026US 12,679,939 B2C. I. TAKIRON Corporation
- Apparatus and method of peeling film5 May 2026US 12,617,197 B2Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Heater system for catheter manufacturing5 May 2026US 12,618,616 B2
- Heat-shrinkable polyester film10 Mar 2026US 12,570,814 B2Bonset America Corporation
- Heat-shrinkable polyester-based film, heat-shrinkable label, and packaging body3 Mar 2026US 12,565,561 B2Toyobo Co., Ltd.
- Infrared heating device, heating device reflector assembly, and heating device control system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257402 A1TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
- Apparatus and method of peeling film20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241676 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Method for measuring thermal shrinkage rate of polyester shrink film19 Feb 2026US 2026/0049811 A1Bonset America Corporation
- Heat shrinkable white polyester-based film20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353952 A1Toyobo Co., Ltd.
- Production of a pipe with a functional layer on a core and a pipe9 Oct 2025US 2025/0314334 A1Diehl Aviation Laupheim GmbH
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 of wrapping a floral grouping with a wrapper having a central opening394US 5,205,108 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1993
- Electrically heated flexible tube having temperature measuring probe379US 4,038,519 ARhone-Poulenc Inc. · 1977
- Flower pot or flower pot cover having connected and unconnected segments in the skirt341US 5,152,100 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1992