B29C 66/8167
Quick change joining tools or surfaces
Official title: {Quick change joining tools or surfaces}
B29C66/8167 (Quick change joining tools or surfaces) appears on 777 US grants and 595 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 777
- Published applications
- 595
- Assignees
- 452
- Inventors
- 1,367
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 7 |
| 2002 | 11 | 14 |
| 2003 | 26 | 24 |
| 2004 | 16 | 17 |
| 2005 | 13 | 14 |
| 2006 | 12 | 19 |
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| 2008 | 7 | 12 |
| 2009 | 14 | 28 |
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| 2018 | 33 | 31 |
| 2019 | 31 | 22 |
| 2020 | 24 | 31 |
| 2021 | 23 | 25 |
| 2022 | 25 | 19 |
| 2023 | 22 | 17 |
| 2024 | 18 | 25 |
| 2025 | 19 | 11 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Heat-sealing apparatus for wrapping articles16 Jun 2026US 12,654,895 B2Barry-Wehmiller Company
- Sealing element for sealing a package and device for sealing a package2 Jun 2026US 12,643,702 B2Ecolean AB
- Welding station and method for producing a package comprising a heat-sealed wrapping14 Apr 2026US 12,600,516 B2Soremartec S.A.
- Multi-purpose sealing module for plastic film based bags and pouches making machine7 Apr 2026US 12,594,737 B2Mamata Machinery Private Limited
- Slat exchange system in thermo-welding machines having cells or alveolar cavities10 Mar 2026US 12,570,425 B2Amc
- Sealing Tool of Pouch-Type Secondary Battery and Sealing Method of Pouch-Type Secondary Battery23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213244 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Serial Blade Loading For Sterile Connection Device21 May 2026US 2026/0137922 A1
- Quick-change lifting welding head30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116018 A1HS Sonic Inc.
- Web processing machines with ultrasonic sealers9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097571 A1CMD Corporation
- Joining method for polymer containing components2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091560 A1Joseph Machine Company, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Position feedback system and method for use thereof1,075US 6,625,517 B12003
- Friction welding329US 5,460,317 AThe Welding Institute · 1995
- Ultrasonic welding horn with sonics dampening insert194US 5,421,923 ABaxter International Inc. · 1995
- Apparatus for and method of transverse sealing for a form-fill-seal packaging machine109US 5,279,098 AIshida Scales Mfg. Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Sealed flexible container with non-destructive peelable opening94US 4,705,174 AFres-co System USA, Inc. · 1987