B21J 15/142
Aerospace structures
Official title: {Aerospace structures}
B21J15/142 (Aerospace structures) appears on 347 US grants and 267 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21J- Granted patents
- 347
- Published applications
- 267
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 565
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| 2026 | 9 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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
- Fastener installation assembly, an end-effector tool, and a method16 Jun 2026US 12,654,334 B2The Boeing Company
- Ergonomic riveting tool system2 Jun 2026US 12,643,142 B2The Boeing Company
- Fastener storage12 May 2026US 12,623,276 B2The Boeing Company
- System and method for correlating forces exerted by different tools19 Mar 2026US 2026/0079056 A1The Boeing Company
- Captive fastener quick-release end effector19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048516 A1Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Backscatter x-ray system and method12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043758 A1The Boeing Company
- Fastener Installation Assembly, an End-Effector Tool, and a Method11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375895 A1The Boeing Company
- Fastener Delivery System Having an Insertion Device20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353072 A1The Boeing Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Riveting process and apparatus146US 4,885,836 AImta · 1989
- Geodesic structure forming systems and methods117US 9,789,548 B2The Boeing Company · 2017
- Vacuum clamp device87US 6,413,022 B1The Boeing Company · 2002
- Robotically controlled multi-task end effector76US 4,995,148 AImta · 1991
- Device for assembling by riveting two or more sections of a structure70US 4,662,556 AAtlas Copco Aktiebolag · 1987