B21J 15/02
Riveting procedures
B21J15/02 (Riveting procedures) appears on 1,351 US grants and 1,214 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21J- Granted patents
- 1,351
- Published applications
- 1,214
- Assignees
- 466
- Inventors
- 2,040
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 19 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B21J 15/04Riveting hollow rivets mechanically517
- B21J 15/025Setting self-piercing rivets377
- B21J 15/022Setting rivets by means of swaged-on locking collars203
- B21J 15/027Setting rivets by friction heating62
- B21J 15/08Riveting by applying heat57
- B21J 15/06Riveting hollow rivets by means of hydraulic, liquid, or gas pressure9
Recent patents
- Power tool having fastener gripping portion position tracking functionality1 Sep 2026US 12,722,199 B2Black & Decker Inc.
- Blind rivet setting tool4 Aug 2026US 12,697,654 B2Black & Decker Inc.
- Utility fixture for creating a distributed utility network7 Jul 2026US RE50,945 E1The Boeing Company
- C-shaped tool holder, setting device with the C-shaped tool holder and method for setting an offset difference of the C-shaped tool holder16 Jun 2026US 12,654,221 B2Böllhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbH
- Ergonomic riveting tool system2 Jun 2026US 12,643,142 B2The Boeing Company
- Portable electric rivet nut setting tool8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307225 A1Black & Decker Inc.
- Scaffolds having a radiopaque marker and methods for attaching a marker to a scaffold17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272685 A1Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Different-material joining method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264133 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Joints with high velocity induced metallurgical bonds27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249345 A1Battelle Memorial Institute
- Apparatus for applying threaded inserts, method for applying a deformation threaded insert and method for applying a second insert27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249406 A1COSBERG S.p.A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electric drill multi-functional apparatus946US 4,085,337 A1978
- Friction stir welding fastener139US 9,555,580 B1Temper IP, LLC · 2017
- Absorbable rivet/pin applier for use in surgical procedures137US 6,319,258 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- Self-piercing riveting method and apparatus85US 5,752,305 AHenrob Limited · 1998
- Cushioned fastener joint84US 4,405,256 A1983