B29D 2030/421
General aspects of the joining methods and devices for creating the bands
Official title: {General aspects of the joining methods and devices for creating the bands}
B29D2030/421 (General aspects of the joining methods and devices for creating the bands) appears on 96 US grants and 100 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29D 2030/427Positioning the bands at the joining areasIndexing code39
- B29D 2030/423Joining by overlappingIndexing code31
- B29D 2030/422Butt joiningIndexing code30
- B29D 2030/428Positioning the bands at the overlapping joining areasIndexing code24
- B29D 2030/424The joining devices being angularly adjustableIndexing code4
- B29D 2030/426The joining devices being longitudinally adjustableIndexing code3
- B29D 2030/425The joining devices being laterally adjustableIndexing code1
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for forming a cylindrical member29US 5,348,600 ABridgestone Corporation · 1994
- Tire ply splice construction and method of making the same24US 4,466,473 AThe General Tire & Rubber Company · 1984
- Apparatus for joining the ends of belt-shaped materials24US 4,765,862 ABridgestone Corporation · 1988
- Pneumatic tire made by butt-splicing structural members and a method therefor22US 5,062,462 AThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · 1991
- Thin gauge, fine diameter steel cord reinforced tire ply fabric which is lap spliced21US 5,709,760 AThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · 1998