B29C 66/90
Measuring or controlling the joining process
Official title: {Measuring or controlling the joining process}
B29C66/90 (Measuring or controlling the joining process) appears on 4,374 US grants and 3,840 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 4,374
- Published applications
- 3,840
- Assignees
- 2,294
- Inventors
- 8,691
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 40 | 0 |
| 1977 | 43 | 0 |
| 1978 | 42 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 26 | 0 |
| 1981 | 45 | 0 |
| 1982 | 40 | 0 |
| 1983 | 43 | 0 |
| 1984 | 38 | 0 |
| 1985 | 57 | 0 |
| 1986 | 47 | 0 |
| 1987 | 57 | 0 |
| 1988 | 70 | 0 |
| 1989 | 64 | 0 |
| 1990 | 71 | 0 |
| 1991 | 52 | 0 |
| 1992 | 64 | 0 |
| 1993 | 64 | 0 |
| 1994 | 64 | 0 |
| 1995 | 86 | 0 |
| 1996 | 72 | 0 |
| 1997 | 77 | 0 |
| 1998 | 129 | 0 |
| 1999 | 99 | 0 |
| 2000 | 100 | 0 |
| 2001 | 82 | 28 |
| 2002 | 82 | 96 |
| 2003 | 93 | 113 |
| 2004 | 90 | 139 |
| 2005 | 76 | 133 |
| 2006 | 68 | 157 |
| 2007 | 61 | 138 |
| 2008 | 72 | 146 |
| 2009 | 58 | 159 |
| 2010 | 100 | 178 |
| 2011 | 111 | 155 |
| 2012 | 107 | 159 |
| 2013 | 106 | 171 |
| 2014 | 119 | 173 |
| 2015 | 118 | 190 |
| 2016 | 148 | 168 |
| 2017 | 128 | 185 |
| 2018 | 155 | 173 |
| 2019 | 164 | 171 |
| 2020 | 177 | 204 |
| 2021 | 132 | 171 |
| 2022 | 154 | 165 |
| 2023 | 136 | 134 |
| 2024 | 128 | 150 |
| 2025 | 132 | 118 |
| 2026 | 64 | 66 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 66/91By measuring or controlling the temperature, the heat or the thermal flux2,737
- B29C 66/92By measuring or controlling the pressure, the force, the mechanical power or1,431
- B29C 66/96Characterised by the method for implementing the controlling of the joining process1,112
- B29C 66/94By measuring or controlling the time991
- B29C 66/95By measuring or controlling specific variables not covered by groups b29c66/91 -954
- B29C 66/93By measuring or controlling the speed734
- B29C 66/98Determining the joining area by using markings on at least one of97
- B29C 66/97Checking completion of joining or correct joining by using indications on at96
Recent patents
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- Apparatus and a method for bonding webs of non-woven plastic material3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257465 A1Dukane IAS, LLC
- Systems and methods for processing a workpiece27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249560 A1University of Washington
- Portable conduction welding apparatus, system, and method for conduction welding of thermoplastic composite parts27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249561 A1The Boeing Company
- Shim assembly for welded interface(s) between thermoplastic components and methods thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249564 A1Rohr, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Capillary flow device951US 4,963,498 ABiotrack, Inc. · 1990
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- Capillary flow device522US 4,756,884 ABiotrack, Inc. · 1988