B29C 71/00
After-treatment of articles without altering their shape
Official title: After-treatment of articles without altering their shape; Apparatus therefor (B29C44/56, B29C73/00 take precedence; surface shaping B29C59/00 {; for joined or sealed parts B29C66/03; after-treatment specially adapted for vulcanising tyres B29D30/0633})
B29C71/00 (After-treatment of articles without altering their shape) appears on 2,158 US grants and 2,225 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 2,158
- Published applications
- 2,225
- Assignees
- 1,306
- Inventors
- 5,251
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 28 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 23 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 38 | 0 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 48 | 0 |
| 1998 | 54 | 0 |
| 1999 | 48 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 16 |
| 2002 | 29 | 33 |
| 2003 | 26 | 61 |
| 2004 | 36 | 64 |
| 2005 | 29 | 57 |
| 2006 | 21 | 35 |
| 2007 | 28 | 68 |
| 2008 | 20 | 54 |
| 2009 | 24 | 53 |
| 2010 | 39 | 51 |
| 2011 | 29 | 75 |
| 2012 | 35 | 45 |
| 2013 | 43 | 85 |
| 2014 | 60 | 103 |
| 2015 | 64 | 113 |
| 2016 | 73 | 120 |
| 2017 | 83 | 150 |
| 2018 | 97 | 129 |
| 2019 | 97 | 116 |
| 2020 | 87 | 129 |
| 2021 | 106 | 137 |
| 2022 | 97 | 135 |
| 2023 | 103 | 112 |
| 2024 | 105 | 111 |
| 2025 | 94 | 90 |
| 2026 | 43 | 83 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 71/02Thermal after-treatment987
- B29C 71/04After-treatment of articles without altering their shape: by wave energy or particle532
- B29C 71/0009After-treatment of articles without altering their shape: using liquids491
- B29C 71/0063After-treatment of articles without altering their shape: for changing crystallisation206
- B29C 71/009After-treatment of articles without altering their shape: using gases without chemical reaction89
- B29C 71/0081After-treatment of articles without altering their shape: using an electric field70
- B29C 71/0072After-treatment of articles without altering their shape: for changing orientation65
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