B29C 66/73921
Characterised by the materials of both parts being thermoplastics
Official title: {characterised by the materials of both parts being thermoplastics}
B29C66/73921 (Characterised by the materials of both parts being thermoplastics) appears on 4,234 US grants and 3,737 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 4,234
- Published applications
- 3,737
- Assignees
- 2,214
- Inventors
- 8,308
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2025 | 146 | 127 |
| 2026 | 74 | 69 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and device for infrared welding of polymer composites25 Aug 2026US 12,715,177 B2Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (List)
- Induction bonded reel18 Aug 2026US 12,709,070 B2Vandor Corporation
- Joining method18 Aug 2026US 12,709,071 B2Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Continuous ultrasonic welding thermoplastic material for aerospace component repair18 Aug 2026US 12,709,077 B2Rohr, Inc.
- Method for manufacturing decorative piece of thermoplastic synthetic resin18 Aug 2026US 12,709,113 B2Plus Corporation
- Method for joining members made of material containing thermoplastic resin10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264343 A1Ihi Aerospace Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for processing a workpiece27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249560 A1University of Washington
- Portable conduction welding apparatus, system, and method for conduction welding of thermoplastic composite parts27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249561 A1The Boeing Company
- Methods for joining thermoplastic composite structures27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249563 A1Rohr, Inc.
- Method for manufacturing a curved cellular structure using rigid tubes, and cellular structure thus obtained27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249975 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Position feedback system and method for use thereof1,075US 6,625,517 B12003
- Capillary flow device951US 4,963,498 ABiotrack, Inc. · 1990
- Ultrasonic horn assembly with fused stack components397US 6,786,383 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2004
- Method of joining two thermoplastic articles380US 4,761,871 APhillips Petroleum Company · 1988
- Method for assembling a package for sutures359US 6,915,623 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2005