B26B 1/046
With a locking member acting in axial direction parallel to the pivot
Official title: {with a locking member acting in axial direction parallel to the pivot axis of the blade}
B26B1/046 (With a locking member acting in axial direction parallel to the pivot) appears on 203 US grants and 156 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26B- Granted patents
- 203
- Published applications
- 156
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 235
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 4 |
| 2002 | 12 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 9 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 |
| 2005 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 11 |
| 2007 | 9 | 13 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010 | 7 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Bolt operated locking mechanism for folding knife160US 5,111,581 A1992
- Folding knife with double side lock mechanism152US 5,537,750 ABuck Knives, Inc. · 1996
- Folding knife with actuatable safety locking mechanism148US 5,815,927 A1998
- Double action folding knife118US 5,819,414 A1998
- Opening and closing assisting mechansim for folding knife112US 6,145,202 AKai U.S.A., Ltd. · 2000