B29C 66/14
The joint having the same thickness as the thickness of the parts
Official title: {the joint having the same thickness as the thickness of the parts to be joined (B29C66/1142 takes precedence)}
B29C66/14 (The joint having the same thickness as the thickness of the parts) appears on 342 US grants and 317 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
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| 2004 | 3 | 14 |
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| 2017 | 14 | 17 |
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| 2022 | 11 | 7 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 |
| 2025 | 11 | 12 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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