B21J 15/08
Riveting by applying heat
Official title: Riveting by applying heat {, e.g.} to the end parts of the rivets to enable heads to be formed {(B21J15/027 takes precedence)}
B21J15/08 (Riveting by applying heat) appears on 57 US grants and 83 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21J- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 4 Nov 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for manufacturing riveted joint, riveted joint, and vehicle component4 Nov 2025US 12,459,034 B2Nippon Steel Corporation
- Electrodes for resistance welding and method of use thereof22 Jul 2025US 12,365,045 B2Howmet Aerospace Inc.
- Joining tool unit27 May 2025US 12,311,428 B2Tox Pressotechnik GmbH & Co. KG
- Joining tool unit, tool gripper, and joining process25 Mar 2025US 12,257,620 B2Alpha Laser GmbH
- Fastener joint and associated method for avoiding corrosion of dissimilar material fastener joints4 Mar 2025US 12,241,499 B2UT-Battelle, LLC
- 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
- Method for manufacturing riveted joint, riveted joint, and vehicle component24 Apr 2025US 2025/0128315 A1Nippon Steel Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for riveting metal members therewith19US 6,732,420 B2General Motors Corporation · 2004
- Method and device for thermally supporting mechanical joints17US 6,417,490 B1Daimler Chrysler AG · 2002
- Method for riveting metal members17US 6,694,597 B2General Motors Corporation · 2004
- Method of joining a sheet metal part to a metal tube17US 6,836,948 B2General Motors Corporation · 2005
- Method of locally heating a part to reduce strength and increase ductility for subsequent manufacturing operation14US 6,921,444 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2005