B32B 37/10
Methods or apparatus for laminating: characterised by the pressing technique
Official title: characterised by the pressing technique, e.g. using action of vacuum or fluid pressure
B32B37/10 (Methods or apparatus for laminating: characterised by the pressing technique) appears on 2,661 US grants and 3,393 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B32B- Granted patents
- 2,661
- Published applications
- 3,393
- Assignees
- 1,702
- Inventors
- 6,947
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 11 |
| 2002 | 21 | 15 |
| 2003 | 22 | 44 |
| 2004 | 17 | 54 |
| 2005 | 21 | 74 |
| 2006 | 22 | 40 |
| 2007 | 21 | 52 |
| 2008 | 19 | 55 |
| 2009 | 17 | 45 |
| 2010 | 31 | 70 |
| 2011 | 31 | 71 |
| 2012 | 32 | 85 |
| 2013 | 48 | 121 |
| 2014 | 63 | 141 |
| 2015 | 92 | 275 |
| 2016 | 129 | 252 |
| 2017 | 147 | 239 |
| 2018 | 176 | 241 |
| 2019 | 223 | 198 |
| 2020 | 195 | 211 |
| 2021 | 169 | 235 |
| 2022 | 163 | 188 |
| 2023 | 173 | 199 |
| 2024 | 180 | 187 |
| 2025 | 154 | 149 |
| 2026 | 109 | 141 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B32B 37/1018Using only vacuum463
- B32B 37/1027Pressing using at least one press band307
- B32B 37/1009Using vacuum and fluid pressure164
- B32B 37/1045Intermittent pressing70
- B32B 37/1054Regulating the dimensions of the laminate66
- B32B 2037/1081Using a magnetic forceIndexing code36
- B32B 2037/109Using a squeegeeIndexing code34
- B32B 2037/1072Using a fluid jetIndexing code23
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