B29C 66/8614
Tongs, pincers or scissors
Official title: {Tongs, pincers or scissors}
B29C66/8614 (Tongs, pincers or scissors) appears on 86 US grants and 52 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 86
- Published applications
- 52
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 160
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 6 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Method and system for producing sterile solution product bags6 May 2025US 12,291,363 B2Baxter Healthcare S. A.
- Surgical stapler buttress assembly with adhesion to wet end effector23 Jan 2024US 11,877,746 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Method and system for producing sterile solution product bags26 Dec 2023US 11,851,222 B2Baxter Healthcare S. A.
- Surgical stapler buttress assembly with adhesion to wet end effector24 Oct 2023US 11,793,515 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Portable conduction welding apparatus, system, and method for conduction welding of thermoplastic composite parts25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175523 A1The Boeing Company
- Sealing systems for use with product bags used in cryogenic freezing and methods of use18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167372 A1Kite Pharma, Inc.
- Method for connecting two plastic pipes together, as well as an induction connecting sleeve for use in the method5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036237 A1Merisa Investments BV
- Device for Welding a Flexible Medical Tube4 Jul 2024US 2024/0217188 A1Maco Pharma
- Method and system for producing sterile solution product bags30 May 2024US 2024/0174389 A1Baxter Healthcare S. A.
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By later US patents
- Suture fusing and cutting apparatus775US 4,662,068 A1987
- Surgical stapler buttress assembly with adhesion to wet end effector703US 10,517,592 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019
- Fastener installation method506US 4,093,491 A1978
- Method of using ultrasonic vibration to secure body tissue391US 6,368,343 B12002
- Method of using ultrasonic vibration to secure body tissue347US 6,585,750 B2Bonutti 2003 Trust-A · 2003