B29C 66/80
General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof
Official title: {General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof}
B29C66/80 (General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof) appears on 10,304 US grants and 7,861 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 10,304
- Published applications
- 7,861
- Assignees
- 4,375
- Inventors
- 17,112
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 157 | 0 |
| 1977 | 137 | 0 |
| 1978 | 153 | 0 |
| 1979 | 88 | 0 |
| 1980 | 121 | 0 |
| 1981 | 151 | 0 |
| 1982 | 102 | 0 |
| 1983 | 111 | 0 |
| 1984 | 135 | 0 |
| 1985 | 155 | 0 |
| 1986 | 144 | 0 |
| 1987 | 170 | 0 |
| 1988 | 185 | 0 |
| 1989 | 189 | 0 |
| 1990 | 203 | 0 |
| 1991 | 164 | 0 |
| 1992 | 155 | 0 |
| 1993 | 191 | 0 |
| 1994 | 179 | 0 |
| 1995 | 183 | 0 |
| 1996 | 180 | 0 |
| 1997 | 215 | 0 |
| 1998 | 290 | 0 |
| 1999 | 241 | 0 |
| 2000 | 248 | 0 |
| 2001 | 226 | 78 |
| 2002 | 195 | 262 |
| 2003 | 260 | 278 |
| 2004 | 220 | 309 |
| 2005 | 152 | 314 |
| 2006 | 175 | 349 |
| 2007 | 145 | 308 |
| 2008 | 152 | 305 |
| 2009 | 132 | 310 |
| 2010 | 204 | 328 |
| 2011 | 233 | 283 |
| 2012 | 216 | 305 |
| 2013 | 217 | 313 |
| 2014 | 232 | 349 |
| 2015 | 267 | 371 |
| 2016 | 292 | 380 |
| 2017 | 267 | 358 |
| 2018 | 278 | 389 |
| 2019 | 360 | 342 |
| 2020 | 331 | 376 |
| 2021 | 310 | 330 |
| 2022 | 307 | 307 |
| 2023 | 261 | 279 |
| 2024 | 254 | 298 |
| 2025 | 248 | 212 |
| 2026 | 123 | 128 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 66/83Characterised by the movement of the joining or pressing tools8,340
- B29C 66/81General aspects of the pressing elements, i.e. the elements applying pressure on5,715
- B29C 66/84Specific machine types or machines suitable for specific applications3,632
- B29C 66/82Pressure application arrangements3,178
- B29C 66/87Auxiliary operations or devices520
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