B21J 15/10
Riveting machines
Official title: Riveting machines (electric heating elements H05B)
B21J15/10 (Riveting machines) appears on 1,723 US grants and 1,297 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21J- Granted patents
- 1,723
- Published applications
- 1,297
- Assignees
- 529
- Inventors
- 2,370
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 24 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 28 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0 |
| 1992 | 27 | 0 |
| 1993 | 32 | 0 |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 45 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 41 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 20 |
| 2002 | 36 | 28 |
| 2003 | 27 | 21 |
| 2004 | 34 | 57 |
| 2005 | 40 | 36 |
| 2006 | 32 | 41 |
| 2007 | 24 | 35 |
| 2008 | 24 | 34 |
| 2009 | 20 | 41 |
| 2010 | 29 | 42 |
| 2011 | 34 | 39 |
| 2012 | 37 | 41 |
| 2013 | 35 | 63 |
| 2014 | 49 | 52 |
| 2015 | 49 | 68 |
| 2016 | 53 | 76 |
| 2017 | 57 | 69 |
| 2018 | 66 | 81 |
| 2019 | 60 | 87 |
| 2020 | 92 | 66 |
| 2021 | 74 | 71 |
| 2022 | 71 | 52 |
| 2023 | 64 | 39 |
| 2024 | 43 | 57 |
| 2025 | 46 | 43 |
| 2026 | 28 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B21J 15/30Particular elements708
- B21J 15/14Specially adapted for riveting specific articles497
- B21J 15/16Drives for riveting machines440
- B21J 15/28Control devices specially adapted to riveting machines not restricted to one of435
- B21J 15/105Portable riveters373
- B21J 15/36Rivet sets, i.e. tools for forming heads230
- B21J 15/12With tools or tool parts having a movement additional to the feed78
Recent patents
- Blind rivet nut-setting tool15 Sep 2026US 12,734,657 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- 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.
- Method and machining system for machining an aircraft structural component4 Aug 2026US 12,697,655 B2Broetje-Automation GmbH
- Utility fixture for creating a distributed utility network7 Jul 2026US RE50,945 E1The 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.
- Rivet setting tool having multiple operational modes17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273614 A1Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
- Blind rivet nut-setting tool17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273707 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Cordless rivet tool with ring light10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264134 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electric drill multi-functional apparatus946US 4,085,337 A1978
- Riveting process and apparatus146US 4,885,836 AImta · 1989
- Absorbable rivet/pin applier for use in surgical procedures137US 6,319,258 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2001
- Geodesic structure forming systems and methods117US 9,789,548 B2The Boeing Company · 2017
- Rivet fastening system for radial fuselage joints115US 6,098,260 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 2000