B29C 66/0246
Cutting or perforating
Official title: {Cutting or perforating, e.g. burning away by using a laser or using hot air (simultaneously welding and severing using a fluid B29C65/7471; simultaneously welding and severing using radiation B29C65/7473; cutting-off or cutting-out a part of a strip-like or sheet-like material, transferring that part and fixing it to an article B29C69/005)}
B29C66/0246 (Cutting or perforating) appears on 87 US grants and 129 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 87
- Published applications
- 129
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 274
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2019 | 13 | 8 |
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| 2021 | 4 | 11 |
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| 2023 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System for joining dissimilar materials22 Sep 2026US 12,741,429 B2
- Systems and methods for joining composite structures to metal structures20 Jan 2026US 12,528,283 B2FMC Technologies, Inc.
- 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
- Method for fastening a part to another part using electrically deformable rivets23 Sep 2025US 12,420,952 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Apparatus for welding29 Jul 2025US 12,370,616 B2Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
- Systems and methods for joining composite structures to metal structures7 May 2026US 2026/0124829 A1FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Joining method of dissimilar materials12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070154 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Method for bonding a layer of elastomeric material to an aluminum substrate4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367917 A1Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- Method of using metallic nanopowders for enhancing joint strength between dissimilar materials20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353258 A1
- System for joining dissimilar materials20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353259 A1Edison Welding Institute, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Welding of web materials60US 4,532,166 AXerox Corporation · 1985
- Method of fabricating tubular bodies34US 3,960,624 AContinental Can Company, Inc. · 1976
- Method for the connection of pieces of textile fabric19US 6,797,088 B2Imtex S.L. · 2004
- Method of bonding optical members together14US 5,669,997 AHughes Danbury Optical Systems, Inc. · 1997
- Method for microtexturizing and bonding two surfaces14US 6,176,959 B1Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. · 2001