B29D
Producing particular articles from plastics or from substances in a plastic state
Official title: PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE (making granules B29B9/00; making preforms B29B11/00)
B29D (Producing particular articles from plastics or from substances in a plastic state) appears on 24,928 US grants and 24,948 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29D- Granted patents
- 24,928
- Published applications
- 24,948
- Assignees
- 7,201
- Inventors
- 41,248
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 327 | 0 |
| 1977 | 268 | 0 |
| 1978 | 287 | 0 |
| 1979 | 230 | 0 |
| 1980 | 260 | 0 |
| 1981 | 300 | 0 |
| 1982 | 186 | 0 |
| 1983 | 187 | 0 |
| 1984 | 229 | 0 |
| 1985 | 222 | 0 |
| 1986 | 262 | 0 |
| 1987 | 277 | 0 |
| 1988 | 281 | 0 |
| 1989 | 308 | 0 |
| 1990 | 252 | 0 |
| 1991 | 268 | 0 |
| 1992 | 337 | 0 |
| 1993 | 320 | 0 |
| 1994 | 326 | 0 |
| 1995 | 307 | 0 |
| 1996 | 296 | 0 |
| 1997 | 289 | 0 |
| 1998 | 350 | 0 |
| 1999 | 325 | 0 |
| 2000 | 348 | 0 |
| 2001 | 350 | 155 |
| 2002 | 326 | 473 |
| 2003 | 365 | 531 |
| 2004 | 395 | 571 |
| 2005 | 333 | 629 |
| 2006 | 408 | 605 |
| 2007 | 274 | 637 |
| 2008 | 300 | 729 |
| 2009 | 290 | 888 |
| 2010 | 431 | 884 |
| 2011 | 464 | 837 |
| 2012 | 555 | 891 |
| 2013 | 673 | 1318 |
| 2014 | 779 | 1521 |
| 2015 | 906 | 1428 |
| 2016 | 1017 | 1424 |
| 2017 | 1064 | 1377 |
| 2018 | 1043 | 1310 |
| 2019 | 1212 | 1402 |
| 2020 | 1161 | 1365 |
| 2021 | 1051 | 1301 |
| 2022 | 968 | 1216 |
| 2023 | 978 | 1023 |
| 2024 | 1080 | 1052 |
| 2025 | 954 | 797 |
| 2026 | 509 | 584 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B29D 11/00Producing optical elements7,960
- B29D 30/00Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof5,732
- B29D 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass4,099
- B29D 35/00Producing footwear1,727
- B29D 23/00Producing tubular articles1,403
- B29D 22/00Producing hollow articles1,017
- B29D 7/00Producing flat articles905
- B29D 29/00Producing belts or bands743
All 20 main groupsShow fewer
- B29D 24/00Producing articles with hollow walls480
- B29D 17/00Producing carriers of records containing fine grooves or impressions370
- B29D 28/00Producing nets or the like274
- B29D 5/00Producing elements of slide fasteners255
- B29D 12/00Producing frames232
- B29D 1/00Producing articles with screw-threads117
- B29D 15/00Producing gear wheels or similar articles with grooves or projections56
- B29D 16/00Producing articles with corrugations24
- B29D 21/00Producing hair combs or similar toothed or slotted articles12
- B29D 19/00Producing buttons or semi-finished parts of buttons7
- B29D 25/00Producing frameless domes7
- B29D 33/00Producing bushes for bearings6
Recent patents
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- Manufacturing method of thermoplastic composite bicycle frame6 Oct 2026US 12,752,504 B2Astro Tech Co., Ltd.
- Blade, flying object, and manufacturing method thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,909 B2Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
- Optical devices including metastructures and methods for fabricating the optical devices29 Sep 2026US 12,748,240 B2NIL Technology ApS
- Devices, systems, and methods for providing sealable access to a working channel22 Sep 2026US 12,740,691 B2Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Layered sippy cups8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305852 A1Wow Gear LLC
- Prosthetic Surgical Sling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306237 A1
- Optical member manufacturing method, and optical member manufacturing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307176 A1Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd.
- Techniques for manufacturing a wearable ring device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307308 A1Oura Health Oy
- Tire patching kit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307343 A1Nuvalux LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical film968US 5,882,774 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1999
- Method of producing annealed polyvinyl alcohol contact lens782US 4,619,793 ACiba-Geigy Corporation · 1986
- Microfluidic structure and process for its manufacture704US 5,376,252 APharmacia Biosensor AB · 1994
- Extended wear ophthalmic lens578US 5,760,100 ACIBA Vision Corporation · 1998
- Method of forming articles including waveguides via capillary micromolding and microtransfer molding512US 6,355,198 B1President and Fellows of Harvard College · 2002