B29C 66/8163
Self-aligning to the joining plane
Official title: {Self-aligning to the joining plane, e.g. mounted on a ball and socket}
B29C66/8163 (Self-aligning to the joining plane) appears on 118 US grants and 74 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 118
- Published applications
- 74
- Assignees
- 104
- Inventors
- 261
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2026 | 5 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Method of setting up a joining device, method of joining a cover lens to a housing of a motor vehicle lighting device and system11 Aug 2026US 12,703,155 B2Hella Autotechnik Nova S.R.O.
- Welding station and method for producing a package comprising a heat-sealed wrapping14 Apr 2026US 12,600,516 B2Soremartec S.A.
- Pouch-shaped battery case sealing apparatus and pouch-shaped secondary battery sealing method using the same7 Apr 2026US 12,597,625 B2LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Stitchless bulk bag with heat fused seams and method of production17 Feb 2026US 12,552,109 B2Ameriglobe, LLC
- Portable conduction welding apparatus, system, and method for conduction welding of thermoplastic composite parts25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175523 A1The Boeing Company
- Carrier-tape thermal bonding device15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014789 A1Tokyo Weld Co., Ltd.
- Battery Case Sealing Device and Battery Case Sealing Method Using the Same20 Nov 2025US 2025/0357586 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Compliant consolidation block for continuous welding of polymer matrix composites7 Aug 2025US 2025/0249642 A1Rohr, Inc.
- Welding station and method for producing a package comprising a heat-sealed wrapping17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229931 A1Soremartec S.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for rotary bonding124US 5,552,013 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1996
- Apparatus and method for ultrasonic sealing disposable diapers89US 5,421,924 APaper Converting Machine Company · 1995
- Apparatus for fluid-tight welding of a closable connecting piece into a thin-walled container35US 3,947,307 AElbatainer Kunststoff-und Verpackungsgesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung · 1976
- Apparatus and method for ultrasonically joining sheets of termoplastic materials34US 4,713,131 A1987
- Device for testing adhesive bonds33US 5,176,028 AState of Oregon acting by and through the Oregon State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University · 1993