C25D 5/611
Smooth layers
Official title: {Smooth layers}
C25D5/611 (Smooth layers) appears on 478 US grants and 586 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C25D- Granted patents
- 478
- Published applications
- 586
- Assignees
- 336
- Inventors
- 1,225
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 |
| 2002 | 10 | 19 |
| 2003 | 8 | 24 |
| 2004 | 19 | 31 |
| 2005 | 17 | 22 |
| 2006 | 9 | 27 |
| 2007 | 11 | 18 |
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| 2009 | 13 | 19 |
| 2010 | 8 | 27 |
| 2011 | 10 | 24 |
| 2012 | 6 | 27 |
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| 2017 | 25 | 29 |
| 2018 | 23 | 31 |
| 2019 | 34 | 35 |
| 2020 | 34 | 23 |
| 2021 | 21 | 17 |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 19 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026 | 7 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hydraulic devices including coated surfaces25 Aug 2026US 12,716,119 B2Maxterial, Inc.
- Methods for alkaliating roll anodes2 Jun 2026US 12,646,703 B2Nanoscale Components, Inc.
- System for producing lithium metal batteries26 May 2026US 12,640,360 B2Pure Lithium Corporation
- Electro-formed metal foils19 May 2026US 12,635,422 B2American Superconductor Corporation
- Photodefined aperture plate and method for producing the same3 Mar 2026US 12,565,710 B2Stamford Devices Limited
- Electro-formed metal foils10 Sep 2026US 2026/0271625 A1American Superconductor Corporation
- System for producing lithium metal batteries3 Sep 2026US 2026/0260869 A1Pure Lithium Corporation
- Pneumatic devices including surface coatings9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193747 A1Maxterial, Inc.
- Photodefined aperture plate and method for producing the same18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168127 A1Stamford Devices Limited
- Shock absorber and method for manufacturing shock absorber28 May 2026US 2026/0146357 A1Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of fabricating an interconnection element335US 6,336,269 B12002
- Method and apparatus for electro-chemical mechanical deposition328US 6,176,992 B1Nutool, Inc. · 2001
- Method for electrochemical fabrication261US 6,027,630 AUniversity of Southern California · 2000
- Method of modifying the thickness of a plating on a member by creating a temperature gradient on the member, applications for employing such a method, and structures resulting from such a method200US 6,110,823 AFormFactor, Inc. · 2000
- Methods for fabricating metal nanowires181US 6,843,902 B1The Regents of the University of California · 2005