B29C 64/329
Using hoppers
Official title: using hoppers
B29C64/329 (Using hoppers) appears on 179 US grants and 314 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 179
- Published applications
- 314
- Assignees
- 112
- Inventors
- 597
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018 | 4 | 25 |
| 2019 | 5 | 23 |
| 2020 | 15 | 38 |
| 2021 | 18 | 66 |
| 2022 | 31 | 37 |
| 2023 | 31 | 20 |
| 2024 | 18 | 26 |
| 2025 | 22 | 25 |
| 2026 | 16 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Powder container with socket connector for an additive manufacturing process18 Aug 2026US 12,708,944 B2Nikon SLM Solutions AG
- 3D printer with the ability to print composite plastics and plastic metal and plastic ceramics compounds through additive manufacturing18 Aug 2026US 12,709,060 B2AE Intellectual Property Ltd.
- Material supply systems and methods for using the same28 Jul 2026US 12,691,638 B2General Electric Company
- Material supply systems for additive manufacturing and methods for using the same23 Jun 2026US 12,661,851 B2General Electric Company
- Powder hopper for additive manufacturing system2 Jun 2026US 12,643,290 B2VulcanForms Inc.
- Powder hopper for additive manufacturing system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295943 A1VulcanForms Inc.
- Material supply systems for additive manufacturing and methods for using the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284976 A1General Electric Company
- Systems and methods for powder handling in additive fabrication devices17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273858 A1Formlabs, Inc.
- Print head for oxidizer-doped fuel grain10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264328 A1Vaya Space, Inc.
- Direct color 3d printing coloring and additive material technology27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249555 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for dispensing of powders132US 5,934,343 ATherics, Inc. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for three-dimensional additive manufacturing with a high energy high power ultrafast laser125US 9,643,361 B22017
- Method and apparatus for three-dimensional additive manufacturing with a high energy high power ultrafast laser120US 9,770,760 B22017
- Powder delivery system and method89US 7,045,738 B1Southern Methodist University · 2006
- Apparatus and method for dispensing of powders86US 6,336,480 B22002