B29C 66/841
Machines or tools adaptable for making articles of different dimensions or shapes
Official title: {Machines or tools adaptable for making articles of different dimensions or shapes or for making joints of different dimensions}
B29C66/841 (Machines or tools adaptable for making articles of different dimensions or shapes) appears on 384 US grants and 294 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 384
- Published applications
- 294
- Assignees
- 271
- Inventors
- 721
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2024 | 12 | 18 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Heat-sealing apparatus for wrapping articles16 Jun 2026US 12,654,895 B2Barry-Wehmiller Company
- Systems and methods for sealing a container10 Mar 2026US 12,570,420 B2Yum Connect, LLC
- Slat exchange system in thermo-welding machines having cells or alveolar cavities10 Mar 2026US 12,570,425 B2Amc
- Apparatus and methods of sealing pouches18 Nov 2025US 12,472,698 B2Arthrex, Inc.
- Machine for welding profiled elements made of plastic material7 Oct 2025US 12,434,442 B2Graf Synergy S.r. l.
- Method for assembling and disassembling structures6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225323 A1
- Sealing Tool of Pouch-Type Secondary Battery and Sealing Method of Pouch-Type Secondary Battery23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213244 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Packaging machine4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152308 A1Ulma Packaging, S. Coop.
- Systems and methods for sealing a container14 May 2026US 2026/0131920 A1Yum Connect, LLC
- Variable size high speed welder1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001284 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for and method of transverse sealing for a form-fill-seal packaging machine109US 5,279,098 AIshida Scales Mfg. Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Apparatus and method for ultrasonic sealing disposable diapers89US 5,421,924 APaper Converting Machine Company · 1995
- Longitudinal seam sealer for polyethylene material89US 6,250,048 B1Triangle Package Machinery Company · 2001
- Transverse sealer for a bag maker with variable operating speed76US 5,753,067 AIshida Co., Ltd. · 1998
- Reclosable bag75US 4,979,933 AKraft, Inc. · 1990