Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould {(combined with mould opening, closing or clamping devices B29C45/70)}

Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould {(combined with mould opening, closing or clamping devices B29C45/70)} · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.

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Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB29C45/46
Official titleMeans for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould {(combined with mould opening, closing or clamping devices B29C45/70)}
Display labelMeans for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould {(combined with mould opening, closing or clamping devices B29C45/70)}
Total patents61

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20153
20161
20173
20181
20194
20205
20219
202212
20235
202410
20256
20262

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC B29C45/46?
CPC B29C45/46 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould {(combined with mould opening, closing or clamping devices B29C45/70)}.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B29C45/46 (Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it into the mould {(combined with mould opening, closing or clamping devices B29C45/70)})?
Our database includes 61 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B29C45/46 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 10 in 2024 vs 6 in 2025 (latest complete years).