B32B 37/00
Methods or apparatus for laminating
Official title: Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding
B32B37/00 (Methods or apparatus for laminating) appears on 15,803 US grants and 20,267 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B32B- Granted patents
- 15,803
- Published applications
- 20,267
- Assignees
- 6,940
- Inventors
- 36,363
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 57 | 0 |
| 1977 | 43 | 0 |
| 1978 | 64 | 0 |
| 1979 | 36 | 0 |
| 1980 | 58 | 0 |
| 1981 | 64 | 0 |
| 1982 | 46 | 0 |
| 1983 | 55 | 0 |
| 1984 | 48 | 0 |
| 1985 | 62 | 0 |
| 1986 | 41 | 0 |
| 1987 | 77 | 0 |
| 1988 | 50 | 0 |
| 1989 | 79 | 0 |
| 1990 | 99 | 0 |
| 1991 | 96 | 0 |
| 1992 | 119 | 0 |
| 1993 | 85 | 0 |
| 1994 | 122 | 0 |
| 1995 | 130 | 0 |
| 1996 | 166 | 0 |
| 1997 | 192 | 0 |
| 1998 | 236 | 0 |
| 1999 | 197 | 0 |
| 2000 | 179 | 0 |
| 2001 | 171 | 94 |
| 2002 | 201 | 327 |
| 2003 | 221 | 433 |
| 2004 | 270 | 517 |
| 2005 | 178 | 554 |
| 2006 | 229 | 384 |
| 2007 | 177 | 354 |
| 2008 | 143 | 410 |
| 2009 | 140 | 464 |
| 2010 | 190 | 544 |
| 2011 | 263 | 629 |
| 2012 | 309 | 635 |
| 2013 | 390 | 921 |
| 2014 | 490 | 1006 |
| 2015 | 672 | 1884 |
| 2016 | 826 | 1273 |
| 2017 | 991 | 1298 |
| 2018 | 962 | 1221 |
| 2019 | 1084 | 1133 |
| 2020 | 1005 | 1103 |
| 2021 | 855 | 1122 |
| 2022 | 818 | 965 |
| 2023 | 803 | 940 |
| 2024 | 833 | 886 |
| 2025 | 734 | 706 |
| 2026 | 447 | 464 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B32B 37/14Methods or apparatus for laminating: characterised by the properties of the layers8,510
- B32B 37/12Methods or apparatus for laminating: characterised by using adhesives5,973
- B32B 37/10Methods or apparatus for laminating: characterised by the pressing technique2,661
- B32B 37/06Methods or apparatus for laminating: characterised by the heating method1,753
- B32B 37/02Methods or apparatus for laminating: characterised by a sequence of laminating steps1,518
- B32B 37/0046Methods or apparatus for laminating: characterised by constructional aspects of the apparatus1,439
- B32B 37/0007Involving treatment or provisions in order to avoid deformation or air inclusion747
- B32B 37/04Methods or apparatus for laminating: characterised by the partial melting of at645
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- B32B 37/0076Methods or apparatus for laminating: characterised in that the layers are not642
- B32B 37/08Methods or apparatus for laminating: characterised by the cooling method393
- B32B 37/0038Involving application of liquid to the layers prior to lamination200
- B32B 2037/0092In which absence of adhesives is explicitly presented as an advantageIndexing code169
- B32B 37/30Partial laminating75
- B32B 37/28Involving assembly of non-flat intermediate products which are flattened at a later51
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for forming nonwoven webs1,405US 4,340,563 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1982
- Process for forming a composite elastic necked-bonded material776US 5,226,992 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1993
- Nonwoven thermoplastic fabric751US 4,041,203 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1977
- Components and methods for use in electro-optic displays580US 6,982,178 B2E Ink Corporation · 2006
- Multilayer polymeric film481US 5,006,394 AThe Procter & Gamble Company · 1991