B29C 66/05
Particular design of joint configurations
Official title: {Particular design of joint configurations}
B29C66/05 (Particular design of joint configurations) appears on 13,546 US grants and 10,853 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 66/10Particular design of the joint cross-sections12,966
- B29C 66/20Particular design of the joint lines3,117
- B29C 66/302The area to be joined comprising melt initiators674
- B29C 66/303The joint involving an anchoring effect663
- B29C 66/301Three-dimensional joints, i.e. the joined area being substantially non-flat462
- B29C 66/306Applying a mark during joining110
- B29C 66/304Joining through openings in an intermediate part of the article98
- B29C 66/305Decorative or coloured joints75
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