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Y10S 264/906

And heat-shrinking outside of mold including subsequent re-expanding of shrunken article using differential fluid pressure

Full Title

Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes > Direct application of fluid pressure differential to shape, reshape, i.e. distort, or sustain an article or preform and heat-setting, i.e. crystallizing of stretched or molecularly oriented portion thereof > having plural, distinct differential fluid pressure shaping steps > And heat-shrinking outside of mold including subsequent re-expanding of shrunken article using differential fluid pressure

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class Y10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. BOEING COMPANY US 2,373
  2. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,244
  3. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 2,186
  4. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 1,997
  5. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,837
  6. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,794
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,705
  8. CORNING US 1,569
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1,403
  10. LG CHEM KR 1,364