B29C 66/0242
Heating, or preheating
Official title: {Heating, or preheating, e.g. drying (B29C66/3464 takes precedence)}
B29C66/0242 (Heating, or preheating) appears on 531 US grants and 397 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 531
- Published applications
- 397
- Assignees
- 397
- Inventors
- 1,115
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 5 |
| 2003 | 10 | 19 |
| 2004 | 16 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11 | 18 |
| 2006 | 8 | 29 |
| 2007 | 12 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 | 18 |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 | 14 |
| 2011 | 6 | 19 |
| 2012 | 7 | 20 |
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| 2014 | 10 | 18 |
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| 2016 | 12 | 25 |
| 2017 | 13 | 21 |
| 2018 | 14 | 24 |
| 2019 | 25 | 10 |
| 2020 | 15 | 17 |
| 2021 | 19 | 18 |
| 2022 | 11 | 18 |
| 2023 | 12 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 |
| 2025 | 16 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Preheating arrangement for a welding device, a respective welding device as well as a preheating method and a welding method17 Mar 2026US 12,576,598 B2BRANSON ULTRASCHALL Niederlassung der Emerson Technologies GmbH & Co. OHG
- Drying method13 Jan 2026US 12,521,944 B2Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme AG
- Protective, adhesive sheet material25 Nov 2025US 12,480,022 B2
- Bonding method18 Nov 2025US 12,472,696 B2NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Method for securing a second object to a first object21 Oct 2025US 12,447,690 B2Woodwelding AG
- Preheating arrangement for a welding device, a respective welding device as well as a preheating method and a welding method18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166819 A1BRANSON ULTRASCHALL Niederlassung der Emerson Technologies GmbH & Co. OHG
- Joining apparatus and heating system2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091559 A1Nippon Avionics Co., Ltd.
- Methods for manufacturing thermally protected polymer composite structure19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048575 A1The Boeing Company
- Method for bonding a layer of elastomeric material to an aluminum substrate4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367917 A1Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- Battery Case Sealing Device and Battery Case Sealing Method Using the Same20 Nov 2025US 2025/0357586 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
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- Reclosable bag, material, and method of and means for making same223US 4,617,683 AMinigrip, Inc. · 1986
- Method of and means for making reclosable bags and method therefor182US 4,655,862 AMinigrip, Inc. · 1987
- Multifocal diffractive ophthalmic lens and method of manufacture159US 5,152,788 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1992
- Method for linking two plastic work pieces without using foreign matter150US 6,838,156 B1Aclara Biosciences, Inc. · 2005