C23C 14/0664
Carbonitrides
Official title: {Carbonitrides}
C23C14/0664 (Carbonitrides) appears on 297 US grants and 312 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C23C- Granted patents
- 297
- Published applications
- 312
- Assignees
- 132
- Inventors
- 544
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 9 |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 3 | 8 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 18 |
| 2009 | 10 | 12 |
| 2010 | 11 | 14 |
| 2011 | 17 | 10 |
| 2012 | 10 | 22 |
| 2013 | 26 | 18 |
| 2014 | 12 | 14 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 19 |
| 2017 | 11 | 18 |
| 2018 | 11 | 13 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2020 | 9 | 17 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 | 17 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 |
| 2024 | 17 | 20 |
| 2025 | 15 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cutting tool25 Aug 2026US 12,716,123 B2Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Variable hardness nanocomposite coating18 Aug 2026US 12,709,794 B2Southwest Research Institute
- Bright color coatings for electronic devices28 Jul 2026US 12,693,635 B2
- Cutting tool26 May 2026US 12,637,755 B2Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
- Cutting tool21 Apr 2026US 12,605,770 B2Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
- Cemented carbide, coated cemented carbide, and tool having the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250806 A1Tungaloy Corporation
- Coated plastic or metal substrate and method for producing a metal-looking coating27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250830 A1Barnem Tecnologie Plastiche S.R.L. (50%)
- Method for creating thermally conductive, electrically insulating materials20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242930 A1United Protective Technologies, LLC
- Coated cutting tool13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233312 A1MOLDINO Tool Engineering, Ltd.
- Cutting tool having hard coating with excellent wear resistance and toughness11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158560 A1Korloy Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for coated surgical instruments and tools423US 4,981,756 AVac-Tec Systems, Inc. · 1991
- Ultra-thin film laminate109US 5,503,912 ASumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. · 1996
- Coated golf club component94US 6,196,936 B1Molecular Metallurgy, Inc. · 2001
- Layered film made of ultrafine particles and a hard composite material for tools possessing the film93US 5,700,551 ASumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. · 1997
- Ceramic coatings synthesized by chemical reactions energized by laser plasmas82US 5,733,609 A1998