B29C 65/645
Using friction or ultrasonic vibrations
Official title: {using friction or ultrasonic vibrations}
B29C65/645 (Using friction or ultrasonic vibrations) appears on 140 US grants and 137 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 140
- Published applications
- 137
- Assignees
- 93
- Inventors
- 242
- Latest grant
- 7 Apr 2026
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| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
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| 2018 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 11 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 | 14 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023 | 10 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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
- Method for securing a second object to a first object21 Oct 2025US 12,447,690 B2Woodwelding AG
- Cryogenic storage tank, aircraft with a cryogenic storage tank and method for forming a hybrid metal polymer joint30 Sep 2025US 12,429,166 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Bodywork part with integrated anti-pinching system12 Nov 2024US 12,139,952 B2Compagnie Plastic Omnium
- Joining two objects4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153110 A1Woodwelding AG
- Friction stir welding device for producing a weld joint1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001160 A1Royos Joining Solutions GmbH
- Reinforcement retention with plastic welding for tp liftgates11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376228 A1Magna Exteriors Inc.
- Welding thermoplastic composite and honeycomb core10 Jul 2025US 2025/0222659 A1Rohr, Inc.
- Insert staking device and method12 Jun 2025US 2025/0187274 A1
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
- Two-piece fitting assembly70US 4,128,264 AHuron Tool & Manufacturing Division of U.S. Industries, Inc. · 1978
- Method and insert for connecting components to plastic members65US 5,879,115 AUnimation, Inc. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for ultrasonic plastic forming and joining54US 4,631,685 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1986