B21J 15/025
Setting self-piercing rivets
Official title: {Setting self-piercing rivets}
B21J15/025 (Setting self-piercing rivets) appears on 377 US grants and 449 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21J- Granted patents
- 377
- Published applications
- 449
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 642
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2025 | 14 | 9 |
| 2026 | 5 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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
- Devices and methods for forming rivet joints14 Apr 2026US 12,599,955 B1Atieva, Inc.
- Riveted joint10 Mar 2026US 12,571,416 B2Audi AG
- Fastener handling devices for fastener setting machines, and related methods10 Mar 2026US RE50,812 E1Atlas Copco IAS UK Limited
- Method for joining components and component composite24 Feb 2026US 12,560,188 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Different-material joining method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264133 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Self-Pierce Riveting Tool And Method For Setting A Self-Piercing Type Rivet16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199960 A1Newfrey LLC
- Joining Device With Clamping Device And Joining Method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199961 A1Newfrey LLC
- Joining Method And Joining Device For Joining Workpieces16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200001 A1Newfrey LLC
- Joining Method And Self-Piercing Joining Element2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183832 A1Newfrey LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self-piercing riveting method and apparatus85US 5,752,305 AHenrob Limited · 1998
- Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint78US 6,276,050 B1Emhart Inc. · 2001
- Feeding heads for fastening machines74US 6,592,015 B1Henrob Limited · 2003
- Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint59US 6,502,008 B2Newfrey LLC · 2002
- Fastening machines52US 5,779,127 AHenrob Limited · 1998