B21G
Making needles, pins or nails of metal
B21G (Making needles, pins or nails of metal) appears on 371 US grants and 214 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21G- Granted patents
- 371
- Published applications
- 214
- Assignees
- 151
- Inventors
- 524
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 10 |
| 2004 | 9 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 10 |
| 2006 | 11 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 12 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010 | 2 | 13 |
| 2011 | 7 | 14 |
| 2012 | 6 | 10 |
| 2013 | 11 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 | 14 |
| 2017 | 8 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 11 | 6 |
| 2020 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021 | 12 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- Tire patching kit25 Aug 2026US 12,715,183 B2Nuvalux LLC
- Tire patching kit25 Aug 2026US 12,715,184 B2Nuvalux LLC
- Method of inserting a hairpin4 Nov 2025US 12,463,512 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Method for manufacturing insertion guide needle for continuous blood glucose monitoring device14 Oct 2025US 12,440,125 B2I-Sens, Inc.
- Method and system for harvesting biological tissue7 Oct 2025US 12,433,632 B2Medline Industries, Inc.
- Tire patching kit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307343 A1Nuvalux LLC
- Tire patching kit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307344 A1Nuvalux LLC
- Device for bending and securing surgical needles and related methods and systems7 May 2026US 2026/0124670 A1University of Iowa Research Foundation
- Needle and associated method of manufacture19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077123 A1Unomedical A/S
- Needle and a method of treating a surface of a needle12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069772 A1Unomedical A/S
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical staple forming die and punch1,336US 5,381,649 A1995
- Method of manufacturing surgical staples1,093US 8,556,935 B1Cardica, Inc. · 2013
- Stand alone swage apparatus368US 6,012,216 AEthicon, Inc. · 2000
- Semi-automated needle feed method and apparatus296US 5,911,449 AEthicon, Inc. · 1999
- Spiral needle for endoscopic surgery168US 5,935,138 AEthicon, Inc. · 1999