B29C 66/00
General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts
Official title: {General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts (means for handling the parts to be joined B29C65/78; testing the joint B29C65/82)}
B29C66/00 (General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts) appears on 17,631 US grants and 14,719 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 501 | 499 |
| 2025 | 437 | 360 |
| 2026 | 237 | 233 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 66/01General aspects dealing with the joint area or with the area to14,141
- B29C 66/70General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts: characterised by12,552
- B29C 66/80General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof10,304
- B29C 66/40General aspects of joining substantially flat articles8,976
- B29C 66/50General aspects of joining tubular articles7,532
- B29C 66/90Measuring or controlling the joining process4,374
- B29C 66/004Preventing sticking together879
- B29C 66/001Joining in special atmospheres474
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