B29C 66/3032
Making use of protrusions or cavities belonging to at least one of
Official title: {making use of protrusions or cavities belonging to at least one of the parts to be joined (B29C66/3034 takes precedence)}
B29C66/3032 (Making use of protrusions or cavities belonging to at least one of) appears on 527 US grants and 609 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 527
- Published applications
- 609
- Assignees
- 362
- Inventors
- 1,108
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| 2021 | 35 | 34 |
| 2022 | 29 | 27 |
| 2023 | 21 | 30 |
| 2024 | 22 | 18 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 |
| 2026 | 12 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Compression collars for coupling a tube to a tube fitting4 Aug 2026US 12,698,854 B2Life Technologies Corporation
- Method of manufacturing composite member9 Jun 2026US 12,649,287 B2Sintokogio, Ltd.
- Variable frequency microwave joining5 May 2026US 12,617,160 B2Magna Exteriors Inc.
- Eyewear5 May 2026US 12,619,097 B2Korea O.G.K Co., Ltd.
- Method for producing a connection between a first plastic component and a second plastic component and component connection produced thereby28 Apr 2026US 12,611,821 B2Magna Exteriors (Bohemia) S.R.O.
- Secondary Battery9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196673 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Joining two objects4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153110 A1Woodwelding AG
- Systems and methods for joining composite structures to metal structures7 May 2026US 2026/0124829 A1FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Direct bonding of polymers to laser-generated surface structures26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084381 A1NUtech Ventures
- Unions For Joining Fluid Conduits19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078851 A1Sartorius Stedim Fmt SAS
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same450US 6,617,009 B1Mannington Mills, Inc. · 2003
- Implants, device and method for joining tissue parts285US 7,335,205 B2Woodwelding AG · 2008
- Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same160US 8,021,741 B2Mannington Mills, Inc. · 2011
- Process for anchoring connecting elements in a material with pores or cavities and connecting elements therefor146US 6,913,666 B1Woodwelding AG · 2005
- Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same146US 7,763,345 B2Mannington Mills, Inc. · 2010