B29C 66/70

General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts: characterised by

Official title: {characterised by the composition, physical properties or the structure of the material of the parts to be joined; Joining with non-plastics material (chemical aspects C08J5/12, C09J)}

B29C66/70 (General aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts: characterised by) appears on 12,552 US grants and 10,774 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 12,552
Published applications: 10,774
Assignees: 5,500
Inventors: 22,981
Latest grant: 22 Sep 2026

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B29C 66/70: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	157	0
1977	124	0
1978	171	0
1979	93	0
1980	132	0
1981	156	0
1982	113	0
1983	126	0
1984	128	0
1985	168	0
1986	157	0
1987	194	0
1988	208	0
1989	195	0
1990	209	0
1991	163	0
1992	190	0
1993	199	0
1994	198	0
1995	231	0
1996	194	0
1997	225	0
1998	310	0
1999	266	0
2000	259	0
2001	249	92
2002	235	289
2003	256	334
2004	243	380
2005	179	387
2006	193	383
2007	175	378
2008	161	404
2009	160	436
2010	247	458
2011	310	415
2012	302	451
2013	329	463
2014	349	474
2015	341	514
2016	373	564
2017	373	566
2018	415	562
2019	512	549
2020	498	512
2021	457	502
2022	403	459
2023	398	378
2024	358	380
2025	311	280
2026	159	164

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