B29C 65/56
Joining or sealing of preformed parts: using mechanical means or mechanical connections
Official title: using mechanical means {or mechanical connections, e.g. form-fits}
B29C65/56 (Joining or sealing of preformed parts: using mechanical means or mechanical connections) appears on 2,685 US grants and 2,519 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29C- Granted patents
- 2,685
- Published applications
- 2,519
- Assignees
- 1,480
- Inventors
- 5,013
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 28 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 32 | 0 |
| 1988 | 33 | 0 |
| 1989 | 53 | 0 |
| 1990 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 |
| 1993 | 38 | 0 |
| 1994 | 42 | 0 |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 35 | 0 |
| 1998 | 43 | 0 |
| 1999 | 53 | 0 |
| 2000 | 39 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 22 |
| 2002 | 42 | 54 |
| 2003 | 47 | 54 |
| 2004 | 37 | 51 |
| 2005 | 29 | 72 |
| 2006 | 31 | 73 |
| 2007 | 28 | 74 |
| 2008 | 31 | 69 |
| 2009 | 26 | 88 |
| 2010 | 51 | 102 |
| 2011 | 72 | 84 |
| 2012 | 85 | 106 |
| 2013 | 75 | 127 |
| 2014 | 83 | 161 |
| 2015 | 91 | 151 |
| 2016 | 112 | 185 |
| 2017 | 121 | 181 |
| 2018 | 137 | 169 |
| 2019 | 152 | 124 |
| 2020 | 160 | 150 |
| 2021 | 122 | 120 |
| 2022 | 107 | 81 |
| 2023 | 94 | 80 |
| 2024 | 87 | 66 |
| 2025 | 65 | 53 |
| 2026 | 36 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29C 65/562Using extra joining elements, i.e. which are not integral with the parts649
- B29C 65/60Riveting or staking561
- B29C 65/58Snap connection362
- B29C 65/62Stitching345
- B29C 65/64Joining a non-plastics element to a plastics element307
- B29C 65/565Involving interference fits290
- B29C 65/567Using a tamping or a swaging operation, i.e. at least partially deforming184
- B29C 65/561Using screw-threads being integral at least to one of the parts to151
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for rivetting592US 8,327,514 B2Gunyang Trunet Co., Ltd. · 2012
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- Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same450US 6,617,009 B1Mannington Mills, Inc. · 2003