B29K 2023/0658
Characterised by its molecular weight
Official title: {characterised by its molecular weight}
B29K2023/0658 (Characterised by its molecular weight) appears on 449 US grants and 426 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29K- Granted patents
- 449
- Published applications
- 426
- Assignees
- 240
- Inventors
- 869
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 15 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 12 |
| 2003 | 6 | 16 |
| 2004 | 13 | 14 |
| 2005 | 9 | 25 |
| 2006 | 3 | 14 |
| 2007 | 9 | 13 |
| 2008 | 11 | 25 |
| 2009 | 5 | 20 |
| 2010 | 19 | 21 |
| 2011 | 18 | 30 |
| 2012 | 20 | 18 |
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| 2015 | 13 | 26 |
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| 2018 | 23 | 18 |
| 2019 | 16 | 13 |
| 2020 | 15 | 7 |
| 2021 | 14 | 17 |
| 2022 | 4 | 13 |
| 2023 | 7 | 13 |
| 2024 | 13 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 17 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Polymer recyclate processes and products12 May 2026US 12,623,392 B2Equistar Chemicals, LP
- Orbital floor implant25 Nov 2025US 12,478,476 B2Poriferous, LLC
- Method for continuously manufacturing UHMWPE products25 Nov 2025US 12,479,149 B2Tekalen Holding Verwaltungs GmbH
- Method of increasing bubble stability of a polyethylene resin17 Jun 2025US 12,330,362 B2Univation Technologies, LLC
- Drawability enhancement in polymer thin films4 Feb 2025US 12,214,541 B2Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- Composition3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258232 A1Borealis AG
- Method and apparatus for manufacturing ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene structures incorporating graphene9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097558 A1Vikela Armour Limited
- Biaxially oriented membranes from double layer, oil filled sheets19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077546 A1Amtek Research International LLC
- Fabric assembly and method of splicing same19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048930 A1Mesa Industries, Inc.
- Angled film stretching22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021630 A1Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Radiation and melt treated ultra high molecular weight polyethylene prosthetic device and method280US 6,641,617 B1Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2003
- Crosslinking of polyethylene for low wear using radiation and thermal treatments243US 6,228,900 B1The Orthopaedic Hospital and University of Southern California · 2001
- Arthroplasty process for securely anchoring prostheses to bone, and arthroplasty products therefor229US 6,217,615 B1Spire Corporation · 2001
- Non-oxidizing polymeric medical implant218US 5,414,049 AHowmedica, Inc. · 1995
- Chemically crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene for artificial human joints204US 6,281,264 B1Orthopaedic Hospital · 2001