B21J 15/44
Rivet hole positioners
B21J15/44 (Rivet hole positioners) appears on 21 US grants and 22 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B21J- Granted patents
- 21
- Published applications
- 22
- Assignees
- 17
- Inventors
- 49
- Latest grant
- 7 Oct 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Riveting apparatus capable of preventing fastening omission and riveting method using the same7 Oct 2025US 12,434,294 B2LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- System and method for drilling holes and installing fasteners in vehicle structures23 Sep 2025US 12,420,330 B2Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
- Joining tool unit, tool gripper, and joining process25 Mar 2025US 12,257,620 B2Alpha Laser GmbH
- Riveting machine and corresponding method24 Sep 2024US 12,097,552 B2Cybermeca
- Apparatus and method for automated application of rivets26 Mar 2024US 11,938,532 B2The Boeing Company
- Riveting apparatus capable of preventing fastening omission and riveting method using the same12 Dec 2024US 2024/0408666 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Riveting machine and corresponding method22 Aug 2024US 2024/0278311 A1Cybermeca
- Joining tool unit, tool gripper, and joining process8 Aug 2024US 2024/0261849 A1Alpha Laser GmbH
- Apparatus and method for automated application of rivets30 Mar 2023US 2023/0095667 A1The Boeing Company
- Riveting method and a riveting structure28 Jul 2022US 2022/0235806 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dual laser homing sensor25US 6,172,374 B2The Boeing Company · 2001
- Snap apart rivet holder12US 5,244,088 AFlexible Steel Lacing Company · 1993
- Blind alignment and clamp up tool10US 5,707,053 AHuck International, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for locating non-visible objects7US 9,453,934 B2TT Electronics Technology Limited · 2016
- Method and apparatus for locating non-visible objects4US 10,353,105 B2AVX Electronics Technology Limited · 2019