B32B 38/16
Drying
Official title: Drying; Softening; Cleaning
B32B38/16 (Drying) appears on 495 US grants and 639 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B32B- Granted patents
- 495
- Published applications
- 639
- Assignees
- 439
- Inventors
- 1,516
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 4 |
| 2002 | 8 | 7 |
| 2003 | 13 | 14 |
| 2004 | 5 | 10 |
| 2005 | 5 | 16 |
| 2006 | 11 | 20 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7 | 13 |
| 2009 | 5 | 25 |
| 2010 | 13 | 27 |
| 2011 | 10 | 30 |
| 2012 | 17 | 26 |
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| 2014 | 18 | 34 |
| 2015 | 13 | 43 |
| 2016 | 32 | 36 |
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| 2018 | 19 | 28 |
| 2019 | 21 | 25 |
| 2020 | 24 | 37 |
| 2021 | 21 | 33 |
| 2022 | 19 | 29 |
| 2023 | 28 | 34 |
| 2024 | 27 | 32 |
| 2025 | 24 | 34 |
| 2026 | 15 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pre-mold direct bond copper (DBC) substrate and manufacturing method thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,746,736 B2Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd.
- Impact resistant underbody shield materials and articles and methods of using them1 Sep 2026US 12,722,719 B2Hanwha Azdel, Inc.
- Wooden material sheet, wooden material sheet manufacturing method, molding, and molding manufacturing method28 Jul 2026US 12,691,664 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Graphene copper composite material preparation method based on combination of hot pressing sintering and chemical vapor deposition23 Jun 2026US 12,661,868 B2Crrc Industrial Institute Corporation Limited
- Method and apparatus for manufacturing laminate film for cell-type battery pouch2 Jun 2026US 12,643,318 B2Youlchon Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Barrier-coated fibrous cellulose substrate and laminated packaging material8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307380 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Wooden transaction cards and methods of making the cards24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285023 A1
- Vehicle window film with improved workability and method for manufacturing the same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264377 A1Stek Co., Ltd.
- Multi-layered product having an embossed interior layer and a method for making the product13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233486 A1American Custom Converting, L.L.C.
- Method of producing a laminated metal sheet for packaging applications and laminated metal sheet for packaging applications produced thereby13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233492 A1Tata Steel Ijmuiden B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for forming an integral object from laminations283US 5,354,414 A1994
- Method of making polyimide foam structures of controlled density and increased rigidity76US 4,780,167 A1988
- Method for making devices having intermetallic structures and intermetallic devices made thereby75US 6,672,502 B1State of Oregon acting by and through the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of Oregon State University · 2004
- Decal assembly and method of making same71US 5,788,796 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1998
- Drapable, water vapor permeable, wind and water resistant composite fabric and method of manufacturing same66US 5,126,182 AMalden Mills Industries, Inc. · 1992