B32B 38/00
Ancillary operations in connection with laminating processes
B32B38/00 (Ancillary operations in connection with laminating processes) appears on 10,688 US grants and 12,175 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B32B- Granted patents
- 10,688
- Published applications
- 12,175
- Assignees
- 4,977
- Inventors
- 24,012
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 87 | 0 |
| 1977 | 63 | 0 |
| 1978 | 89 | 0 |
| 1979 | 53 | 0 |
| 1980 | 59 | 0 |
| 1981 | 48 | 0 |
| 1982 | 37 | 0 |
| 1983 | 47 | 0 |
| 1984 | 65 | 0 |
| 1985 | 69 | 0 |
| 1986 | 48 | 0 |
| 1987 | 83 | 0 |
| 1988 | 80 | 0 |
| 1989 | 96 | 0 |
| 1990 | 85 | 0 |
| 1991 | 77 | 0 |
| 1992 | 102 | 0 |
| 1993 | 67 | 0 |
| 1994 | 109 | 0 |
| 1995 | 104 | 0 |
| 1996 | 146 | 0 |
| 1997 | 130 | 0 |
| 1998 | 164 | 0 |
| 1999 | 157 | 0 |
| 2000 | 176 | 0 |
| 2001 | 142 | 75 |
| 2002 | 167 | 239 |
| 2003 | 193 | 322 |
| 2004 | 204 | 401 |
| 2005 | 125 | 358 |
| 2006 | 172 | 265 |
| 2007 | 112 | 224 |
| 2008 | 104 | 266 |
| 2009 | 95 | 327 |
| 2010 | 142 | 380 |
| 2011 | 195 | 460 |
| 2012 | 227 | 426 |
| 2013 | 278 | 591 |
| 2014 | 328 | 611 |
| 2015 | 445 | 1180 |
| 2016 | 568 | 701 |
| 2017 | 621 | 694 |
| 2018 | 582 | 668 |
| 2019 | 621 | 646 |
| 2020 | 616 | 662 |
| 2021 | 509 | 627 |
| 2022 | 485 | 515 |
| 2023 | 460 | 479 |
| 2024 | 447 | 446 |
| 2025 | 393 | 371 |
| 2026 | 216 | 241 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B32B 38/18Handling of layers or the laminate2,123
- B32B 38/10Removing layers, or parts of layers, mechanically or chemically1,885
- B32B 38/0004Cutting, tearing or severing1,581
- B32B 2038/0052Ancillary operations in connection with laminating processes: other operations not otherwise providedIndexing code1,471
- B32B 38/0012Mechanical treatment1,363
- B32B 38/14Printing or colouring1,137
- B32B 38/06Embossing1,055
- B32B 38/0008Electrical discharge treatment902
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By later US patents
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