B32B 3/26
Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses
Official title: characterised by a particular shape of the outline of the cross-section of a continuous layer; characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids {(foam layer B32B5/18; layer of synthetic resin characterised by fillers that create voids or cavities B32B27/205); characterised by an apertured layer}
B32B3/26 (Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses) appears on 9,974 US grants and 13,826 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B32B- Granted patents
- 9,974
- Published applications
- 13,826
- Assignees
- 4,842
- Inventors
- 24,264
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 55 | 0 |
| 1977 | 47 | 0 |
| 1978 | 57 | 0 |
| 1979 | 41 | 0 |
| 1980 | 53 | 0 |
| 1981 | 44 | 0 |
| 1982 | 38 | 0 |
| 1983 | 29 | 0 |
| 1984 | 49 | 0 |
| 1985 | 53 | 0 |
| 1986 | 36 | 0 |
| 1987 | 47 | 0 |
| 1988 | 36 | 0 |
| 1989 | 35 | 0 |
| 1990 | 35 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 32 | 0 |
| 1994 | 47 | 0 |
| 1995 | 46 | 0 |
| 1996 | 58 | 0 |
| 1997 | 85 | 0 |
| 1998 | 104 | 0 |
| 1999 | 78 | 0 |
| 2000 | 71 | 0 |
| 2001 | 58 | 44 |
| 2002 | 73 | 131 |
| 2003 | 92 | 164 |
| 2004 | 94 | 219 |
| 2005 | 75 | 240 |
| 2006 | 88 | 311 |
| 2007 | 78 | 243 |
| 2008 | 74 | 170 |
| 2009 | 70 | 265 |
| 2010 | 132 | 324 |
| 2011 | 135 | 340 |
| 2012 | 161 | 349 |
| 2013 | 238 | 498 |
| 2014 | 237 | 508 |
| 2015 | 317 | 574 |
| 2016 | 359 | 786 |
| 2017 | 439 | 923 |
| 2018 | 524 | 1006 |
| 2019 | 701 | 1134 |
| 2020 | 877 | 1078 |
| 2021 | 746 | 1065 |
| 2022 | 691 | 865 |
| 2023 | 675 | 858 |
| 2024 | 779 | 750 |
| 2025 | 652 | 583 |
| 2026 | 364 | 398 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B32B 3/30Characterised by a layer formed with recesses or projections4,050
- B32B 3/266Characterised by an apertured layer, the apertures going through the whole thickness3,895
- B32B 3/28Characterised by a layer comprising a deformed thin sheet , i.e. the1,998
- B32B 3/263Characterised by a layer having non-uniform thickness996
Recent patents
- Device for diffusing volatile substances and method for its manufacturing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,030 B2Zobele Holding SPA
- Programmable adhesion using nonlinear kirigami structures6 Oct 2026US 12,752,510 B2Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
- Thermoplastic films and bags with improved strength properties created by angled selfing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,511 B2The Glad Products Company
- Film and method of producing the same6 Oct 2026US 12,753,316 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Display device and method for manufacturing the same6 Oct 2026US 12,753,328 B2Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Patterned Apertured Webs8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306312 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Riblet structure, and method for producing such a riblet structure8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307358 A1
- Method for Creating Foamed Pattern on Article8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307360 A1Chance Line Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Reinforced film for biocontainers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307373 A1EMD Millipore Corporation
- Security features for identification documents and methods of making same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307425 A1Idemia Identity & Security USA LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tufted fibrous web1,198US 7,682,686 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2010
- Multi-layered surgical prosthesis1,087US 9,486,302 B2Nanyang Technological University · 2016
- Woven constructs with interlocked standing fibers858US 10,271,849 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019
- Compressible adjuncts with bonding nodes852US 10,172,620 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019
- Compressible adjunct assemblies with attachment layers823US 10,307,160 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019