B29C 66/346
Making joints having variable thicknesses in the joint area
Official title: {Making joints having variable thicknesses in the joint area, e.g. by using jaws having an adapted configuration}
B29C66/346 (Making joints having variable thicknesses in the joint area) appears on 210 US grants and 156 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pulse welding method and welding tool for pulse welding for a medical pack formed as a bag28 Jul 2026US 12,691,642 B2Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
- Joints for composite laminated panels and beams28 Jul 2026US 12,691,643 B2B/E Aerospace, Inc.
- Counter-pressure roller, an arrangement and a method thereof3 Feb 2026US 12,539,677 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Transversal sealing system and a method for transversally sealing a tube of packaging material27 Jan 2026US 12,534,252 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Method for assessing quality of a transversal sealing of a food package13 Jan 2026US 12,522,394 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Ultrasonic sealing system and anvil thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242085 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Ultrasonic sealing system and anvil thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242086 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Sealing Tool Inspection Device and Battery Cell Sealing System Including Same16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204655 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Tube container, tube container with content, and manufacturing method of tube container27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361073 A1Fuji Seal International, Inc.
- Method of manufacturing before-use dissolution infusion bag13 Nov 2025US 2025/0346002 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for forming a reclosable package177US 5,127,208 AReynolds Consumer Products, Inc. · 1992
- Method and apparatus for making a reclosable package118US 4,437,293 AW. R. Grace & Co., Cryovac Div. · 1984
- Reclosable package109US 4,246,288 AW. R. Grace & Co. · 1981
- Method and apparatus for forming a reclosable package95US 5,046,300 AReynolds Consumer Products, Inc. · 1991
- Method and apparatus for making a reclosable package94US 4,240,241 AW. R. Grace & Co. · 1980