B32B 38/18
Handling of layers or the laminate
B32B38/18 (Handling of layers or the laminate) appears on 2,123 US grants and 2,282 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B32B- Granted patents
- 2,123
- Published applications
- 2,282
- Assignees
- 1,266
- Inventors
- 4,864
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 10 |
| 2002 | 26 | 35 |
| 2003 | 23 | 46 |
| 2004 | 31 | 48 |
| 2005 | 21 | 38 |
| 2006 | 32 | 52 |
| 2007 | 14 | 30 |
| 2008 | 13 | 49 |
| 2009 | 16 | 60 |
| 2010 | 30 | 62 |
| 2011 | 45 | 82 |
| 2012 | 48 | 88 |
| 2013 | 48 | 95 |
| 2014 | 76 | 131 |
| 2015 | 71 | 170 |
| 2016 | 123 | 132 |
| 2017 | 112 | 128 |
| 2018 | 108 | 124 |
| 2019 | 105 | 128 |
| 2020 | 120 | 123 |
| 2021 | 101 | 145 |
| 2022 | 109 | 145 |
| 2023 | 121 | 117 |
| 2024 | 104 | 107 |
| 2025 | 97 | 84 |
| 2026 | 49 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B32B 38/1825Characterised by the control or constructional features of devices for tensioning, stretching814
- B32B 38/1858Using vacuum383
- B32B 38/1866Conforming the layers or laminate to a convex or concave profile378
- B32B 38/1808Characterised by the laying up of the layers289
- B32B 38/1875Tensioning152
- B32B 2038/1891Using a robot for handling the layersIndexing code135
- B32B 38/1883Detensioning13
Recent patents
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- Multi-ply lamination system22 Sep 2026US 12,741,459 B2The Boeing Company
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- Manipulating fabric items using a roller1 Sep 2026US 12,722,366 B2CreateMe Technologies LLC
- Elastic laminates and methods for assembling elastic laminates for absorbent articles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306306 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Method for Creating Foamed Pattern on Article8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307360 A1Chance Line Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Additive manufacturing of multilayered structures17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273889 A1FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Vacuum thermal transfer device for plates17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273911 A1Zhaoqing Bergamo Machinery CO., LTD
- Laminated timber beam production system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273913 A1MINDA Industrieanlagen GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for forming a composite elastic necked-bonded material776US 5,226,992 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1993
- Laminated object manufacturing apparatus and method364US 5,876,550 AHelisys, Inc. · 1999
- Composite elastic necked-bonded material336US 5,336,545 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1994
- Method of manufacturing microfluidic devices328US 5,882,465 ACaliper Technologies Corp. · 1999
- Composite elastic material including a reversibly necked material321US 4,981,747 AKimberly-Clark Corporation · 1991