B29C 66/0042
Of the joining tool and the parts to be joined
Official title: {of the joining tool and the parts to be joined (B29C66/0046 takes precedence; joining tool characterized by its composition B29C66/8122; joining tool characterized by its microstructure B29C66/8124)}
B29C66/0042 (Of the joining tool and the parts to be joined) appears on 630 US grants and 442 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 14 | 20 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 |
| 2004 | 17 | 23 |
| 2005 | 7 | 12 |
| 2006 | 14 | 18 |
| 2007 | 8 | 16 |
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| 2009 | 11 | 20 |
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| 2011 | 17 | 17 |
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| 2019 | 21 | 18 |
| 2020 | 11 | 18 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 |
| 2022 | 13 | 24 |
| 2023 | 14 | 17 |
| 2024 | 19 | 15 |
| 2025 | 25 | 12 |
| 2026 | 4 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Welding device and method for manufacturing resin welded workpiece16 Jun 2026US 12,654,401 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
- Sealing element for sealing a package and device for sealing a package2 Jun 2026US 12,643,702 B2Ecolean AB
- Exclusion device beams and related methods17 Mar 2026US 12,575,834 B2AtriCure, Inc.
- Device, system and method for tacking layers of material20 Jan 2026US 12,528,257 B2The Boeing Company
- Exclusion device springs and related methods23 Dec 2025US 12,502,180 B2AtriCure, Inc.
- Welding tool30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216960 A1Ropex Industrie-Elektronik GmbH
- Exclusion device beams and related methods11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157759 A1AtriCure, Inc.
- Welding tool for welding plastic films4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151968 A1Ropex Industrie-Elektronik GmbH
- Apparatus and method for separator heat-sealing and stacking28 May 2026US 2026/0149029 A1Samsung SDI.Co., Ltd.
- Thermal bonding method for plastic bag and method of manufacturing plastic bag23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109504 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical tipping apparatus337US 6,306,157 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- RF active compositions for use in adhesion, bonding and coating176US 6,348,679 B1Ameritherm, Inc. · 2002
- Dual lumen catheter172US 5,188,593 AVas-Cath Incorporated · 1993
- Surgical suture having an ultrasonically formed tip, and apparatus and method for making same156US 5,891,166 AEthicon, Inc. · 1999
- Hot filled container140US 4,542,029 AAmerican Can Company · 1985