B29C 66/02

Preparation of the material, in the area to be joined, prior to

Official title: {Preparation of the material, in the area to be joined, prior to joining or welding (B29C66/32 takes precedence)}

B29C66/02 (Preparation of the material, in the area to be joined, prior to) appears on 1,584 US grants and 1,547 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 1,584
Published applications: 1,547
Assignees: 1,083
Inventors: 3,580
Latest grant: 22 Sep 2026

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B29C 66/02: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	18	0
1977	11	0
1978	17	0
1979	4	0
1980	12	0
1981	17	0
1982	18	0
1983	19	0
1984	10	0
1985	16	0
1986	10	0
1987	18	0
1988	20	0
1989	25	0
1990	26	0
1991	21	0
1992	18	0
1993	19	0
1994	15	0
1995	28	0
1996	12	0
1997	33	0
1998	39	0
1999	18	0
2000	25	0
2001	34	9
2002	25	23
2003	20	57
2004	29	39
2005	27	56
2006	27	55
2007	31	38
2008	28	46
2009	15	36
2010	31	55
2011	27	43
2012	30	56
2013	30	60
2014	38	64
2015	46	82
2016	55	92
2017	48	91
2018	64	100
2019	94	82
2020	89	95
2021	82	98
2022	67	85
2023	50	64
2024	63	47
2025	44	47
2026	21	27

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