Y10T 428/12493
Composite
Official title: Composite; i.e., plural, adjacent, spatially distinct metal components [e.g., layers, joint, etc.]
Y10T428/12493 (Composite) appears on 12,010 US grants and 8,384 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 12,010
- Published applications
- 8,384
- Assignees
- 3,688
- Inventors
- 21,703
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 171 | 0 |
| 1977 | 132 | 0 |
| 1978 | 130 | 0 |
| 1979 | 93 | 0 |
| 1980 | 120 | 0 |
| 1981 | 116 | 0 |
| 1982 | 107 | 0 |
| 1983 | 114 | 0 |
| 1984 | 163 | 0 |
| 1985 | 203 | 0 |
| 1986 | 164 | 0 |
| 1987 | 187 | 0 |
| 1988 | 193 | 0 |
| 1989 | 232 | 0 |
| 1990 | 219 | 0 |
| 1991 | 223 | 0 |
| 1992 | 203 | 0 |
| 1993 | 172 | 0 |
| 1994 | 207 | 0 |
| 1995 | 200 | 0 |
| 1996 | 238 | 0 |
| 1997 | 218 | 0 |
| 1998 | 262 | 0 |
| 1999 | 295 | 0 |
| 2000 | 343 | 0 |
| 2001 | 459 | 169 |
| 2002 | 451 | 538 |
| 2003 | 562 | 648 |
| 2004 | 505 | 621 |
| 2005 | 422 | 559 |
| 2006 | 346 | 492 |
| 2007 | 341 | 455 |
| 2008 | 281 | 514 |
| 2009 | 244 | 424 |
| 2010 | 325 | 510 |
| 2011 | 370 | 476 |
| 2012 | 358 | 493 |
| 2013 | 393 | 379 |
| 2014 | 355 | 442 |
| 2015 | 276 | 421 |
| 2016 | 216 | 127 |
| 2017 | 240 | 148 |
| 2018 | 209 | 170 |
| 2019 | 169 | 135 |
| 2020 | 166 | 170 |
| 2021 | 150 | 134 |
| 2022 | 128 | 109 |
| 2023 | 123 | 115 |
| 2024 | 104 | 65 |
| 2025 | 64 | 57 |
| 2026 | 48 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- Y10T 428/12771Transition metal-base component6,805
- Y10T 428/12535With additional, spatially distinct nonmetal component4,625
- Y10T 428/12736Al-base component2,288
- Y10T 428/12528Semiconductor component660
- Y10T 428/12708Sn-base component647
- Y10T 428/1266O, s, or organic compound in metal component418
- Y10T 428/12639Adjacent, identical composition, components375
- Y10T 428/12674Ge- or si-base component342
All 15 subgroupsShow fewer
- Y10T 428/12986Adjacent functionally defined components303
- Y10T 428/12632Four or more distinct components with alternate recurrence of each type component215
- Y10T 428/125Deflectable by temperature change [e.g., thermostat element]203
- Y10T 428/12681Ga-, in-, tl- or group va metal-base component193
- Y10T 428/12729Group iia metal-base component178
- Y10T 428/12687Pb- and sn-base components: alternative to or next to each other140
- Y10T 428/12701Pb-base component136
Recent patents
- Surface-coated cutting tool29 Sep 2026US 12,746,604 B2Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
- Metal-coated steel strip29 Sep 2026US 12,747,489 B2Bluescope Steel Limited
- Steel sheet for hot press formed member22 Sep 2026US 12,741,447 B2Posco
- Metal coupon with porous stress-relief section and component with same15 Sep 2026US 12,735,986 B2GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
- Steel sheet1 Sep 2026US 12,723,295 B2Nippon Steel Corporation
- Electronic component and information reading method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302018 A1TDK Corporation
- Oxidation and SRZ Resistant Coatings on Nickel Superalloys17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275460 A1Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
- Metal sheet with zinc hydroxysulfate/zinc sulfate-based protection layer17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275562 A1
- Pneumatic devices including surface coatings9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193747 A1Maxterial, Inc.
- High strength steel strip or sheet excellent in ductility and bendability, manufacturing method thereof, car or truck component4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152817 A1Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Package of integrated circuits and vertical integration749US 6,322,903 B1Tru-Si Technologies, Inc. · 2001
- Process for depositing a tungsten-based and/or molybdenum-based layer on a rigid substrate, and substrate thus coated562US 6,383,566 B1Saint-Gobain Vitrage · 2002
- Titanium alloy blade coupler coated with nickel-chrome for ultrasonic scalpel442US 5,167,725 AUltracision, Inc. · 1992
- Microstimulator employing improved recharging reporting and telemetry techniques440US 7,437,193 B2Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation · 2008
- Electronic device using magnetic components385US 5,695,864 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1997