B29C 66/81
General aspects of the pressing elements, i.e. the elements applying pressure on
Official title: {General aspects of the pressing elements, i.e. the elements applying pressure on the parts to be joined in the area to be joined, e.g. the welding jaws or clamps (holding or clamping means for handling purposes B29C65/7841)}
B29C66/81 (General aspects of the pressing elements, i.e. the elements applying pressure on) appears on 5,715 US grants and 4,356 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Inventors
- 9,422
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 89 | 0 |
| 1977 | 82 | 0 |
| 1978 | 91 | 0 |
| 1979 | 49 | 0 |
| 1980 | 59 | 0 |
| 1981 | 82 | 0 |
| 1982 | 59 | 0 |
| 1983 | 62 | 0 |
| 1984 | 73 | 0 |
| 1985 | 83 | 0 |
| 1986 | 73 | 0 |
| 1987 | 104 | 0 |
| 1988 | 93 | 0 |
| 1989 | 100 | 0 |
| 1990 | 121 | 0 |
| 1991 | 86 | 0 |
| 1992 | 75 | 0 |
| 1993 | 95 | 0 |
| 1994 | 87 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 110 | 0 |
| 1997 | 121 | 0 |
| 1998 | 141 | 0 |
| 1999 | 144 | 0 |
| 2000 | 121 | 0 |
| 2001 | 109 | 33 |
| 2002 | 84 | 154 |
| 2003 | 149 | 141 |
| 2004 | 122 | 164 |
| 2005 | 82 | 139 |
| 2006 | 98 | 176 |
| 2007 | 71 | 158 |
| 2008 | 89 | 141 |
| 2009 | 64 | 166 |
| 2010 | 104 | 180 |
| 2011 | 127 | 150 |
| 2012 | 104 | 173 |
| 2013 | 112 | 174 |
| 2014 | 125 | 198 |
| 2015 | 159 | 217 |
| 2016 | 182 | 233 |
| 2017 | 161 | 217 |
| 2018 | 174 | 241 |
| 2019 | 214 | 188 |
| 2020 | 191 | 211 |
| 2021 | 197 | 203 |
| 2022 | 174 | 159 |
| 2023 | 152 | 162 |
| 2024 | 144 | 184 |
| 2025 | 149 | 117 |
| 2026 | 83 | 77 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 66/814Characterised by the design of the pressing elements3,992
- B29C 66/816Characterised by the mounting of the pressing elements1,701
- B29C 66/812Characterised by the composition, by the structure, by the intensive physical properties1,500
- B29C 66/818Characterised by the cooling constructional aspects, or by the thermal or electrical1,445
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