B29C 70/38
Automated lay-up
Official title: Automated lay-up, e.g. using robots, laying filaments according to predetermined patterns {(application heads for tyres B29D30/28)}
B29C70/38 (Automated lay-up) appears on 1,563 US grants and 1,828 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 1,563
- Published applications
- 1,828
- Assignees
- 524
- Inventors
- 2,722
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 |
| 2004 | 9 | 11 |
| 2005 | 6 | 26 |
| 2006 | 16 | 24 |
| 2007 | 11 | 41 |
| 2008 | 15 | 36 |
| 2009 | 16 | 56 |
| 2010 | 36 | 42 |
| 2011 | 34 | 49 |
| 2012 | 45 | 61 |
| 2013 | 42 | 47 |
| 2014 | 50 | 71 |
| 2015 | 40 | 62 |
| 2016 | 45 | 85 |
| 2017 | 63 | 117 |
| 2018 | 83 | 167 |
| 2019 | 103 | 144 |
| 2020 | 144 | 161 |
| 2021 | 149 | 133 |
| 2022 | 125 | 143 |
| 2023 | 114 | 110 |
| 2024 | 112 | 102 |
| 2025 | 87 | 78 |
| 2026 | 51 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Axial reinforcement filament application methodology6 Oct 2026US 12,752,500 B2Safeguard LLC
- Fiber application machine provided with a tension limiting system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,770 B2Coriolis Group
- Methods of forming a composite structure and associated automated manufacturing systems and components1 Sep 2026US 12,722,348 B2Northropgrumman Systems Corporation
- Print head for additive manufacturing using continuous fibers and thermoplastic matrix materials for cutting in a hot zone of the print head by radial or rotational movement of a cutting device25 Aug 2026US 12,715,173 B2Technische UniversitäT Berlin
- Scrolls that vacuum secure objects to complex surfaces25 Aug 2026US 12,715,181 B2The Boeing Company
- Methods of forming a composite structure and associated automated manufacturing systems and components8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307340 A1Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- A drag-reduction device, method of producing the drag-reduction device and vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295951 A1Scania CV AB
- Rim, wheel and method of forming spoke holes in rim1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296098 A1Bao Chi Fang (Xiamen) Technology Co., Ltd.
- Methods and systems for reinforcing additively manufactured structures and fiber-reinforced additively manufactured structures17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273871 A1The Boeing Company
- Automated fiber placement assembly with pressure roller10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264347 A1General Electric Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and process for producing fiber reinforced composite objects360US 5,936,861 ANanotek Instruments, Inc. · 1999
- Three dimensional printer for fiber reinforced composite filament fabrication245US 9,126,367 B1Markforged, Inc. · 2015
- Methods for fiber reinforced additive manufacturing188US 9,370,896 B2Markforged, Inc. · 2016
- Three dimensional printing175US 10,076,876 B2Markforged, Inc. · 2018
- Systems and methods enabling automated return to and/or repair of defects with a material placement machine161US 7,039,485 B2The Boeing Company · 2006