B29C 66/45
Joining of substantially the whole surface of the articles
Official title: {Joining of substantially the whole surface of the articles (methods or apparatus for laminating B32B37/00)}
B29C66/45 (Joining of substantially the whole surface of the articles) appears on 1,429 US grants and 1,399 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 1,429
- Published applications
- 1,399
- Assignees
- 868
- Inventors
- 3,038
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 26 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 0 |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 18 |
| 2002 | 42 | 53 |
| 2003 | 46 | 56 |
| 2004 | 35 | 64 |
| 2005 | 27 | 58 |
| 2006 | 39 | 67 |
| 2007 | 24 | 44 |
| 2008 | 16 | 55 |
| 2009 | 18 | 62 |
| 2010 | 27 | 69 |
| 2011 | 33 | 53 |
| 2012 | 37 | 55 |
| 2013 | 43 | 53 |
| 2014 | 39 | 54 |
| 2015 | 45 | 45 |
| 2016 | 45 | 83 |
| 2017 | 34 | 75 |
| 2018 | 45 | 72 |
| 2019 | 66 | 61 |
| 2020 | 72 | 57 |
| 2021 | 48 | 50 |
| 2022 | 37 | 55 |
| 2023 | 42 | 47 |
| 2024 | 43 | 47 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 |
| 2026 | 24 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Joining method18 Aug 2026US 12,709,071 B2Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Method for manufacturing decorative piece of thermoplastic synthetic resin18 Aug 2026US 12,709,113 B2Plus Corporation
- System for bonding films and method for preparing composite film using the same14 Jul 2026US 12,679,045 B2Prologium Technology Co., Ltd.
- Adhesive assembly method and an adhesive assembly obtained by the method9 Jun 2026US 12,649,307 B2Safran Aircraft Engines
- Horizontal ultrasonic welding thermoplastic material26 May 2026US 12,636,842 B2Rohr, Inc.
- Systems and methods for processing a workpiece27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249560 A1University of Washington
- Cooling methods for ultrasonic forming and bonding of polymeric webs13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233193 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Cooling methods for ultrasonic forming and bonding of polymeric webs13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233198 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Absorbent article with channels and method for manufacturing thereof6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224413 A1Drylock Techonologies NV
- Absorbent article with channels and method for manufacturing thereof25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174604 A1Drylock Technologies NV
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of manufacturing microfluidic devices328US 5,882,465 ACaliper Technologies Corp. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for making an undergarment having overlapping or butt-type side seams275US 5,779,831 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1998
- Dynamic mechanical bonding method and apparatus209US 4,854,984 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1989
- Elastic laminate web208US 6,830,800 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2004
- Applications for laminate web187US 6,878,433 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2005