Tooling for pressurizing a work zone of a part made of composite material, robot equipped with such tooling and method for repairing such a part made of composite material using such tooling
US-2026084386-A1 · Mar 26, 2026 · US
using an elastic element, e.g. inflatable bag
using an elastic element, e.g. inflatable bag · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B29C73/32 |
| Official title | using an elastic element, e.g. inflatable bag |
| Display label | using an elastic element, e.g. inflatable bag |
| Total patents | 34 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Method and device for joining composite material elements
US-2025229499-A1 · Jul 17, 2025 · US
Consolidating thermoplastic material with induction heating coil and heating plate(s)
US-2025042578-A1 · Feb 6, 2025 · US
Polymer matrix composite repair
US-11279100-B2 · Mar 22, 2022 · US
Composite material pressurizing device and composite material forming method
US-2021122126-A1 · Apr 29, 2021 · US
Double vacuum bag method and adjustable support structure
US-10960620-B2 · Mar 30, 2021 · US
Methods for repairing component cored passages
US-10927995-B2 · Feb 23, 2021 · US
Aircraft repair patch applicator tool
US-10875266-B2 · Dec 29, 2020 · US
Methods for repairing component cored passages
US-2020141528-A1 · May 7, 2020 · US
System and method for curing polymer matrix composite parts in manufacturing and repairing processes
US-10507622-B2 · Dec 17, 2019 · US
Systems and processes for repairing fiber-reinforced polymer structures
US-2019351624-A1 · Nov 21, 2019 · US
Polymer matrix composite repair
US-2019337246-A1 · Nov 7, 2019 · US
Bonding apparatus and bonding method
US-10456961-B2 · Oct 29, 2019 · US
Double vacuum bag method and adjustable support structure
US-2019299550-A1 · Oct 3, 2019 · US
Systems and methods for on-aircraft composite repair using double vacuum debulking
US-10336019-B2 · Jul 2, 2019 · US
Aircraft repair patch applicator tool
US-2018345608-A1 · Dec 6, 2018 · US
Method for forming and applying composite layups having complex geometries
US-10052827-B2 · Aug 21, 2018 · US
Method of repairing a perforated skin of a panel using a doubler
US-10022923-B2 · Jul 17, 2018 · US
Inverted double dome double vacuum debulk tool
US-9994009-B2 · Jun 12, 2018 · US
System and method for curing polymer matrix composite parts in manufacturing and repairing processes
US-2018099462-A1 · Apr 12, 2018 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B29C73/32?
- CPC B29C73/32 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “using an elastic element, e.g. inflatable bag.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B29C73/32 (using an elastic element, e.g. inflatable bag)?
- Our database includes 34 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B29C73/32 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2022 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).