B29C 66/87
Auxiliary operations or devices
Official title: {Auxiliary operations or devices}
B29C66/87 (Auxiliary operations or devices) appears on 520 US grants and 448 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 520
- Published applications
- 448
- Assignees
- 354
- Inventors
- 1,030
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 9 | 13 |
| 2004 | 8 | 14 |
| 2005 | 9 | 11 |
| 2006 | 13 | 22 |
| 2007 | 11 | 7 |
| 2008 | 8 | 10 |
| 2009 | 7 | 19 |
| 2010 | 12 | 10 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12 |
| 2012 | 8 | 19 |
| 2013 | 8 | 16 |
| 2014 | 10 | 25 |
| 2015 | 15 | 17 |
| 2016 | 14 | 20 |
| 2017 | 17 | 29 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 |
| 2019 | 18 | 16 |
| 2020 | 19 | 34 |
| 2021 | 20 | 29 |
| 2022 | 23 | 20 |
| 2023 | 17 | 29 |
| 2024 | 17 | 24 |
| 2025 | 31 | 12 |
| 2026 | 10 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sealing element for sealing a package and device for sealing a package2 Jun 2026US 12,643,702 B2Ecolean AB
- Apparatus and a method for bonding webs of non-woven plastic material28 Apr 2026US 12,611,855 B2Dukane IAS, LLC
- Automated ultrasonic press systems and methods for welding physically variant components31 Mar 2026US 12,590,929 B2Dukane IAS, LLC
- Ultrasonic and vibration welding of thermoplastics using a vibratable tool24 Mar 2026US 12,583,185 B2Branson Ultrasonics Corporation
- Exclusion device beams and related methods17 Mar 2026US 12,575,834 B2AtriCure, Inc.
- Device for welding a cap of a container suitable for containing a medicinal substance and a welding method thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249399 A1Aseptic Technologies S.A.
- Laser scanning-type plastic welding device using bundle fiber23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208449 A1Evlaser Co., Ltd.
- Sealing Tool Inspection Device and Battery Cell Sealing System Including Same16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204655 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Exclusion device beams and related methods11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157759 A1AtriCure, Inc.
- Serial Blade Loading For Sterile Connection Device21 May 2026US 2026/0137922 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Position feedback system and method for use thereof1,075US 6,625,517 B12003
- Power device for fusing plastic pipe joints123US 5,788,789 AGeorge Fischer Sloane, Inc. · 1998
- Variable motion system and method97US 6,876,896 B1AB TetraPak · 2005
- Machine for forming seams of two-piece paper cups89US 4,490,130 APaper Machinery Corporation · 1984
- Longitudinal seam sealer for polyethylene material89US 6,250,048 B1Triangle Package Machinery Company · 2001