B29C 65/64
Joining a non-plastics element to a plastics element
Official title: Joining a non-plastics element to a plastics element, e.g. by force (B29C65/44 takes precedence)
B29C65/64 (Joining a non-plastics element to a plastics element) appears on 307 US grants and 328 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 307
- Published applications
- 328
- Assignees
- 236
- Inventors
- 659
- Latest grant
- 7 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
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| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
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| 2021 | 16 | 21 |
| 2022 | 19 | 11 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 | 10 |
| 2025 | 9 | 10 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for joining metal sleeve onto a tube7 Apr 2026US 12,594,411 B2Best Medical International, Inc.
- Joining two objects24 Feb 2026US 12,560,190 B2Woodwelding AG
- Systems and methods for joining composite structures to metal structures20 Jan 2026US 12,528,283 B2FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Method for assembling a first metal part with a second part made of an organic matrix composite material16 Dec 2025US 12,496,783 B2Arianegroup SAS
- Method for securing a second object to a first object21 Oct 2025US 12,447,690 B2Woodwelding AG
- Joining two objects4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153110 A1Woodwelding AG
- Systems and methods for joining composite structures to metal structures7 May 2026US 2026/0124829 A1FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Methods of increasing electromagnetic conduction within a structural joint assembly29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029010 A1The Boeing Company
- Friction stir welding device for producing a weld joint1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001160 A1Royos Joining Solutions GmbH
- Method of manufacturing a hybrid metal-composite component unit suitable for an aeronautical application25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387983 A1Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for anchoring connecting elements in a material with pores or cavities and connecting elements therefor146US 6,913,666 B1Woodwelding AG · 2005
- Integral joining109US 7,160,405 B2Woodwelding AG · 2007
- Pipe joint103US 3,989,280 A1976
- Manufacture of bags81US 5,226,564 AE. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. · 1993
- Method and system for inserting reinforcing elements in a composite structure77US 5,589,015 AFoster-Miller, Inc. · 1996