B29C 66/3472
In the plane of the joint
Official title: {in the plane of the joint, e.g. along the joint line in the plane of the joint or perpendicular to the joint line in the plane of the joint}
B29C66/3472 (In the plane of the joint) appears on 172 US grants and 179 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 172
- Published applications
- 179
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 449
- Latest grant
- 2 Dec 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Multilayer polymer film for a multichamber medical bag and process for fabrication thereof100US 6,017,598 AFresenius AG · 2000
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